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Stock Market in Review – May 28, 2010
Cover of Europe The last two weeks have been tumultuous for the stock market to say the least. Many analysts even think that this might be a “double dip” into recession. I don’t think this is likely, but the market has finally realized that we are not clear from the recession by any means – [...]
Continue reading...Should you invest in Gold?
Monday, May 17, 2010
Image by dieselbug2007 via Flickr Over the past few years, the stock market has been tanking. All the while, Gold has been going up and up, seemingly without limit. So why not invest a larger portion of your portfolio in gold? After all, traditional wisdom says that the stock market and gold are negatively correlated [...]
Continue reading...Economic Outlook (Guest Post)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Image by artemuestra via Flickr The following post was written by Thomas King, a CPA and financial planner based in Kansas City. The following letter was sent to his clients last week, and he allowed us to repost it in its entirety. These views are not necessarily reflective of his firm, CBIZ. As you are [...]
Continue reading...The Power of Compounding (and saving now)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Image by Beatriz AG via Flickr Two Hypotheticals: Planning for a Rainy Day In scenario 1, you invest 5 grand at the end of each year for the next 10 years. After 10 years, you don’t invest a dime until you retire (at the end of year 30). Thus, you’ve invested $50,000 total. In scenario [...]
Continue reading...Application Launch – Analyze your Finances
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Image by sbwoodside via Flickr For the last few months, I’ve been hard at work on a comprehensive system for determining what to do with your money. I’ve spoken with financial advisors, friends and family, working to establish the easiest and most effective way to give you a personalized financial report. And now, it’s ready [...]
Continue reading...Sell your company stock
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Most of us who work for large corporations get granted stock options as part of the compensation package. As a result, many also hold onto stakes which make up huge portions of their net worth. Make no mistake, Stock is a great incentive mechanism, especially for smaller companies where each individual has more effect on [...]
Continue reading...Quick Tip: How do you choose a discount broker?
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Answer: It doesn’t matter. I choose Schwab, I’ve got friends who use Scottrade, and still more who use Etrade. For long term investors, you are likely only making a few trades a year, and for those purposes the difference between an $8/trade commission and $12/trade commission is minimal. So who benefits from a different broker [...]
Continue reading...Information Overload – What are some good index funds?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Image by Getty Images via Daylife How do you decide what stocks to purchase? Which index funds are the best? The problem with finance isn’t the lack of information but rather that there is too much of it. The paradox of choice overwhelms us and in the end, we do nothing, and stick with the [...]
Continue reading...What are Index Funds, and why should you care?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Here’s my first post on investments to buy that aren’t cash or short term cash equivalents. Read up, it’s important. Index Funds are like a mutual fund, but they are set up to mimic indices like the S&P 500 or Wilshire 5000, etc. Here’ s the definition courtesy of Investopedia: A type [...]
Continue reading...Why Investing Is Valuable
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Everyone knows that you should invest your money in the stock market, but not a lot of newbies understand a lot of the rationale. Thus, here’s a little investing 101 seminar. Risk/Reward To simplify, the riskier something is, the better the payout should be. For instance, winning the lottery is such a [...]
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