Category Archives: Basic Investing

Is Your Investment Portfolio Missing a Key Ingredient?

An excellent way to make sure that you follow an investment plan and have a measurement stick in place to track your progress is to setup an investment policy statement. Continue reading

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The Stock Market’s Going to Go Down…Unless it Goes Up

In any case, maintaining true to your goals and asset allocation is a way to ride out the inevitable ups and downs of the market. Continue reading

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Should You Jump on the Bitcoin Bandwagon?

Here’s a great process to go through before investing your hard earned dollars in the latest investment trend (or fad). Continue reading

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Where to Invest Short Term Money

Your local bank’s savings account isn’t your only option for short-term savings. But there’s no one right answer for which of these alternatives is the best. It all depends on when you need the money, what the purpose for it is, how much you have, and how much risk you’re comfortable with. Continue reading

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Crime Pays! (Well…At Least Writing About It)

Be careful of who you trust to manage your money. Continue reading

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When It Comes to Investing, Don’t Just Follow the Money

Your investment strategy shouldn’t be based on following what everyone else is doing. Continue reading

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Investments That Survived the Fiscal Cliff

You can take advantage of the fiscal cliff deal by investing in dividend-paying stocks. Continue reading

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Stepping Back from the Fiscal Cliff

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Why You May Be Wrong About Your Retirement Time Horizon

Tweet I recently received a question from someone who was using our risk tolerance profile and asset allocation worksheet and noticed that the worksheet’s guidelines were to have 0% in stocks since his time horizon was less than 5 years … Continue reading

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What to Do With $100,000 in Today’s Economy

Tweet I actually get this question quite a bit on our financial helpline and in our worksite financial planning sessions, not so much that someone got an inheritance (though I did get that last week), but many people simply want … Continue reading

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