Slow but Steady Investors Sleep Better at Night
One way to smooth out the market’s ups and downs is a tactic many retirement investors use without even knowing it.Today's Stocks & Topics: Pension Benefits, Negative Interest Rates Are Not Good, Oil Prices, Fear to Buy Stocks Again, The Recession of 1937, KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc., WY - Weyerhaeuser Co., IBB - iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF, Gold, NRG - NRG Energy Inc.
45m Feb 19, 2016
45m
Pros and Cons of Alternative Investments
Exotic ETFs, REITs and commodity funds are just a few of the novel investment vehicles available.Today's Stocks & Topics: 529 Plan, The Fed, The Dow Theory, 100k Real Estate or Stock Market?, Mutual Funds, GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc., MCD - McDonald's Corp., MET - MetLife Inc., FDX - FedEx Corp., Transportation, GDP.
45m Feb 18, 2016
45m
Reasons Why You Should Think Small - Small Cap Stocks
You're young and have no place to go but up. Here's the tool for the more aggressive strategies.Today's Stocks & Topics: New Investor, JP Morgan, 2 Day Rally, Good & Bad of U.S. Economy, ADBE - Adobe Systems Inc., DIS - Walt Disney Co., WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., MKC - McCormick & Co. Inc., GD - General Dynamics Corp., DVN - Devon Energy Corp., Gold, NUGT - Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bul...
45m Feb 17, 2016
45m
Protect Your Nest Egg in the 'Retirement Red Zone'
What the markets do in the 5 to 10 years before retirement can dramatically alter your life.Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k & Credit, Brutal Facts on The Stock Market, China’s Economy is Not Melting Down, Buying a House, Where to Invest, GE - General Electric Co., Consumer Confidence, Short Ratio, Stock Market vs. Real Estate, Variable Annuities, Pull Back, Insurance.
46m Feb 15, 2016
46m
Your ETF May Be Better Off In A Retirement Account
Location, location, location. That real estate mantra applies just as well to ETF investing.Today's Stocks & Topics: New Investor, Europe, Earnings, V - VISA Inc. Cl A, MA - MasterCard Inc. Cl A, ASPS - Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., URTAX - JPMorgan Realty Income Fund, Oil Prices, AUY - Yamana Gold Inc., UWTI – Velocity Shares 3x Long Crude ETN linked to the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Index Exce...
44m Feb 13, 2016
44m
The Simple DIY Portfolio That Has Beaten the Pros
The financial industry would prefer you to believe that you can’t be a successful investor without it.Today's Stocks & Topics: LNKD - LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, Balancing, WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., GSK - GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR, BAC - Bank of America Corp., Shorting, DIS - Walt Disney Co., Smart Money, SRNE - Sorrento Therapeutics Inc., SRPT - Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.
45m Feb 12, 2016
45m
6 Retirement Asset-Allocation Pitfalls to Avoid
The size of your retirement nest egg and your withdrawal rate determine the viability of your retirement plan.Today's Stocks & Topics: Caps, GSK - GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR, Questions about Money, ABT - Abbott Laboratories, Real Estate, TWX - Time Warner Inc., Energy Sector.
44m Feb 11, 2016
44m
Should You Invest In Equity or Buy Real Estate?
The debate: Equity vs. Real Estate investments has been going for the longest time. Both have their positives and negatives.Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, Shorting Brazil, UHAL – Amerco, PAAS - Pan American Silver Corp., China’s Foreign Currency Exchange, BA - Boeing Co., Stock Evaluation, CARZ - First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund.
45m Feb 10, 2016
45m
How To Invest When You’re Afraid of Risk
Tales of the Great Depression, the stock market crash, all floating in my mind.Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing for Kids, China’s Foreign Currency Exchange, QE3, MON - Monsanto Co., FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Annuities, FB - Facebook Inc. Cl A, CTS – H Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., YHOO - Yahoo! Inc., AUY - Yamana Gold Inc.
45m Feb 09, 2016
45m
How to Invest When You Don’t Have a Lot of Money
You might think you need a lot of money before you can hire a pro to manage it, but you may have more options than you think.Today's Stocks & Topics: Oil Exports, AGN - Allergan PLC China, Surprising Things That Are Taxable, the Super Bowl, VRX - Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., ILMN - Illumina Inc., 7 Things First-Time Investors Should Consider, F - Ford Motor Co., HOFT - Hooker Fur...
45m Feb 06, 2016
45m
Should You Keep An Open Mind About Closed End Funds?
They are an often overlooked investment choice and never seem to get the attention paid to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing, Jobs Report, Bank Industry, S&P 500, RMD - ResMed Inc., Dividends, Earnings, STZ - Constellation Brands Inc. Cl A, Simple Moving Average: SMA, FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
47m Feb 05, 2016
47m
The Key to Investing an Inheritance
One question is whether to invest via active fund managers — or in low-cost passively managed funds. Is an annuity a good idea?Today's Stocks & Topics: Stock Prices, the U.S. Dollar, Six Main Tax Deductions, the Fed, Market Order or Price Limit Order, Spending Money in Your Sleep?, FSLR - First Solar Inc., ABBV - AbbVie Inc., VGSTX - Vanguard STAR Fund, O - Realty Income Corp., ABX - Barrick Go...
45m Feb 04, 2016
45m
One Way Investors Sleep Better At Night
Stock market turmoil ushered in the New Year, the latest reminder of an investing peril that can largely be avoided.Today's Stocks & Topics: Negative Interest Rates, IYG - iShares U.S. Financial Services, Return On Assets, Forecast for the S&P 500, REITs, BP - BP PLC ADR, Shorting, GLOP - GasLog Partners LP, P.E. Ratio.
45m Feb 03, 2016
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Does Dividend Investing Still Work?
Some investors fear an increase in interest rates means dividend investing is over.Today's Stocks & Topics: Sectors, China’s Economy, Oil Companies, Traditional I-R-A, Estate Plan, Leverage, ETFs, New Investor, Redemption Fee, Money Management, Bond Funds.
46m Feb 01, 2016
46m
4 Rules from The Founder Of the World's Largest Mutual Fund Company
Many people over the years have asked Jack Bogle about his portfolio, hoping to divine the perfect investment mix.Today's Stocks & Topics: Revenue & Sales, Return on Equity & Assets, Jobs Report, Global Economy, Top 5 Movie Makers of All Time.
46m Jan 29, 2016
46m
10 Signs You’re Not Ready to Retire
Deciding when to retire has gotten more tricky. 65 is no longer the default retirement age.Today's Stocks & Topics: Roth I-R-A, MA - MasterCard Inc., WFM - Whole Foods Market Inc., SLW - Silver Wheaton Corp., DE - Deere & Co., REal Estate or the Stock Market?
45m Jan 29, 2016
45m
Retirement Strategies for Nervous Investors
All too often, investors panic at market bottoms and dump stocks at the worst time.Today's Stocks & Topics: Stock & Taxes, Home Sales, The Fed & Interest Rates, Most Corrupt Countries In the World, Reinvest in Dividends, MET - MetLife Inc., Roth I-R-A, Employee Purchase Plan, Real Estate, SU - Suncor Energy Inc., IBM - International Business Machines Corp., GPRO - GoPro Inc., Financial Advisor.
45m Jan 28, 2016
45m
Protect Your Nest Egg in the 'Retirement Red Zone'
What the markets do in the 5 to 10 years before retirement can dramatically alter your life.Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k & Credit, Brutal Facts on The Stock Market, China’s Economy is Not Melting Down, VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, RE - Everest Re Group Ltd., GE - General Electric Co., Buying a House, AGCO - AGCO Corp., Where to Invest, PRU - Prudential Financial Inc.
45m Jan 27, 2016
45m
The Pros and Cons of a Diversified Portfolio
Examples of different kinds of diversification and how they can reduce risk.Today's Stocks & Topics: Universal Life Insurance, ADS - Alliance Data Systems Corp., TWTR - Twitter Inc., ETFs, NKE - Nike Inc. Cl B, Social Security Rip-Offs.
45m Jan 26, 2016
45m
Time For Hedge Funds?
Alternatives are now available in increasing variety to all levels of investors.Today's Stocks & Topics: Bond Funds, New Investor, the Stock Market, the Fed, LLTC - Linear Technology Corp., UNP - Union Pacific Corp., Inherited Roth I-R-A, HP - Helmerich & Payne Inc., BAC - Bank of America Corp., 401k, Home Sales.
45m Jan 23, 2016
45m
Does Your Fund Hold More Risk Than You Know?
9 Things to Know About Investing in a Mutual FundToday's Stocks & Topics: Mutual Funds, Is the Market Ready to Buy or Ready to Fall More?, Social Security Benefits, ORLY - O'Reilly Automotive Inc., CVX - Chevron Corp., DGRW - WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, Crude Oil, BZQ - ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped, UNP - Union Pacific Corp.
45m Jan 22, 2016
45m
Best Time to Invest in Index Funds
Index Funds Can Be Short-Term Strategic and Long-Term SmartToday's Stocks & Topics: Preferred Stock, Volatility, CVX - Chevron Corp., Low Oil Prices, Energy & Corporate Bonds, GPRO - GoPro Inc., COP – ConocoPhillips, 401k, Direct Purchase, VUG - Vanguard Growth ETF.
45m Jan 21, 2016
45m
7 Ways Mutual Funds and ETFs Will Challenge in 2016
You don’t need a crystal ball to tell the future of the mutual fund business, just look at trends underlying the industry.Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-A & Tax Free Growth, Investing, Foreign Stocks, AER - AerCap Holdings N.V., GPRO - GoPro Inc., KATE - Kate Spade & Co., SWKS - Skyworks Solutions Inc.
45m Jan 20, 2016
45m
Making Sense of Sustainable Investing
Responsible investing is becoming more appealing to investors because it makes good business sense.Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, Treasury Yields, Home Prices, Chipotle Disaster, Asian Markets, Roth I-R-A, GAAP Earnings: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, New Investor.
46m Jan 18, 2016
46m
Ideas: 3-Step Portfolio
A good portfolio approach demands ongoing attention and the attitude that it will evolve as markets do.Today's Stocks & Topics: Shorting, SCHD - Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF, GDP & the Stock Market, AUY - Yamana Gold Inc., Net Unrealized Appreciation or NUA, IBM - International Business Machines Corp., FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Capitulation, RGLD - Royal Gold Inc., Taxes, PSX - Phillips 66.
45m Jan 16, 2016
45m
5 Investing Lessons Learned In 2015
nd some of these lessons can apply to other areas of life outside of the financial markets.Today's Stocks & Topics: ETFs, ADRs, the Federal Reserve, Retail Sales, MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc. Cl A, DDD - 3D Systems Corp., HL - Hecla Mining Co., IJR - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, USCRX - USAA Cornerstone Moderately Aggressive Fund, BOX - Box Inc. Cl A, GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc., CVX -...
45m Jan 15, 2016
45m
Think Big. Think REITs.
Want to buy a shopping center, store or mall?Today's Stocks & Topics: UNP - Union Pacific Corp., Inside a Bubble, Jeffrey Gundlach, The Auto Loan Bubble, High Yield Bonds, STX - Seagate Technology PLC, NRG - NRG Energy Inc., KORS - Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., MEET - MeetMe Inc., CIM - Chimera Investment Corp.
45m Jan 14, 2016
45m
Dividend Investing Can Still Work
Some investors fear an increase in interest rates means dividend investing is over.Today's Stocks & Topics: Sectors, China’s Economy, Oil Companies, Alcoa, NLY - Annaly Capital Management Inc., Traditional I-R-A, CCI - Crown Castle International Corp., Estate Plan, RIG - Transocean Ltd., ESV - ENSCO PLC, Leverage, ETFs, New Investor.
44m Jan 13, 2016
44m
Who is Really Managing Your Mutual Fund?
As advanced as technology has become, it still cannot replicate the human brain's ability to organize and analyze.Today's Stocks & Topics: Volatility, the Stock Market, PFN - PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II, David Bowie, Localized Housing Market, the Auto Loan Bubble, High Yield Bond Funds, RRG - BRed Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., TARO - Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Why Trading Volume is so...
45m Jan 12, 2016
45m
4 Rules from The Founder Of the World's Largest Mutual Fund Company
Many people over the years have asked Jack Bogle about his portfolio, hoping to divine the perfect investment mix.Today's Stocks & Topics: Revenue & Sales, Return on Equity & Assets, Jobs Report, Global Economy, Top 5 Movie Makers of All Time, PCG - PG&E Corp., QSII - Quality Systems Inc., FGP - Ferrellgas Partners L.P., NFLX - Netflix Inc., ETP - Energy Transfer Partners L.P., XLE - Energy Sel...
44m Jan 09, 2016
44m
ETNs, MLPs and REITs: Trading Off the Beaten Path
These investments - not always familiar to investors - may appear similar to stocks, but have some distinct qualities.Today's Stocks & Topics: Inverse Funds, the Stock Market, Jobs Report, the Economy, Gold, VOO - Vanguard S&P500 ETF, SPY - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, FUSCX - Federated Fund for US Government Securities, TARO - Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ABBV - AbbVie Inc., GILD - Gilead S...
45m Jan 08, 2016
45m
What If Deflation Is Our Fate?
Could the US go through Japan-like boom and bust cycles, ultimately not going anywhere for decades to come?Today's Stocks & Topics: Regulations Fees, Oil, AAPL - Apple Inc., State Taxes, WTW - Weight Watchers International Inc., DIS - Walt Disney Co., O - Realty Income Corp., GPRO - GoPro Inc., COF - Capital One Financial Corp.
45m Jan 07, 2016
45m
Closed End Funds: Is There An Opportunity?
They tend to be misunderstood and consequently, some believe, they're under-appreciated investment vehicles.Today's Stocks & Topics: ETFs, Pershing Square Hedge Fund, Investments, LCI - Lannett Co. Inc., CVX - Chevron Corp., Buy & Sell, FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Cyclical Vs. Non-Cyclical Companies, SFL - Ship Finance International Ltd., AAPL - Apple Inc.
45m Jan 06, 2016
45m
Should You Rent or Buy a Home in Retirement?
People are very accustomed to the idea of homeownership, but there are some real advantages to renting. Here's how to run the numbers.Today's Stocks & Topics: 50 Day Moving Average, AAPL - Apple Inc., JAZZ - Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, JLL - Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., SPG - Simon Property Group Inc., DFS - Discover Financial Services, INSURING Your New Year Savings, IS It the Best Time to Invest In...
45m Jan 05, 2016
45m
Focused Funds: Leaving Too Much to Luck
Some market experts believe a mutual fund should be questioned when it has over 10–15% exposure to a single stock.Today's Stocks & Topics: Bonds, Jump Bonds, Retail Sales, Gold & The Fed, Working Hard to Keep It Simple, No Fee Investments?, How To Not Run Out of Money, College Savings Plans, Annuities, Where The Money Goes?, 529 Plan, Stock Market vs. Real Estate.
47m Jan 01, 2016
47m
How to Tell if Your Portfolio Is a Winner
The typical default benchmark, the S&P 500, may not be correlated to the assets that you actually own.Today's Stocks & Topics: The Wash Rule, Investments, High Yield Bonds, Taking Money from I-R-A, Interest Rates, Level 2, Unusual Expectations, Close End Funds, Investing with KPP, 200 Day Moving Average, Retirement, 401k.
47m Dec 31, 2015
47m
Active Vs. Passive Mutual Funds
An either/or approach is as old school as the cuckoo clock.Today's Stocks & Topics: Oil, Treasury Yield, Europe, China, Bonds vs. Mutual Funds, 401k, I-R-A, MON - Monsanto Co., New Investor, RAVN - Raven Industries Inc., Long vs. Short, YHOO - Yahoo! Inc., CALM - Cal-Maine Foods Inc.
45m Dec 31, 2015
45m
Making Sense of Sustainable Investing
Responsible investing is becoming more appealing to investors because it makes good business sense.Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, Treasury Yields, Home Prices, Chipotle Disaster, XLF - Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Asian Markets, CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Roth I-R-A, NEM - Newmont Mining Corp., SLV - iShares Silver Trust, GAAP Earnings: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, New...
45m Dec 30, 2015
45m
Investing Behaviors to Avoid
Most investors lag the results of the overall stock market because they make one or more of these avoidable mistakes.Today's Stocks & Topics: Pension Plan, Bull Market, 7 Business Predictions for 2016, Presidents & the Economy, HES - Hess Corp., RIG - Transocean Ltd., SQQQ - ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, SDOW - ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30, AWK - American Water Works Co., WTR - Aqua America I...
45m Dec 29, 2015
45m
The Fee You May Not See
You’re counting on the returns from your investments to help fund your retirement —returns that can take a hit when you’re absorbing a lot of fees.Today's Stocks & Topics: Natural Gas, EPD - Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Exports & Jobs Numbers, George Graham Rice, Risk & Millennials, Money Management: “Both Ways”, Annuities, Roth I-R-A, Buy & Rebalance, How To Get Into The Stock Market, 40...
46m Dec 25, 2015
46m
How to Know When High-Yield Bonds Are a Good Investment
Investors should be judicious when scoping out certain sectors for opportunities in high-yield bonds.Today's Stocks & Topics: Retirement, Economy Statistics, the Housing Market, Interest Rates, Stock Loss, Large Caps, Buying Stocks, Retirement Contributions, Selling Short, 529 Plan, STarting a Hedge Fund.
46m Dec 24, 2015
46m
9 Key Questions About Your 401(k)
Employees share common concerns about their employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement savings plans.Today's Stocks & Topics: STON - StoneMor Partners L.P., 20 Words You Need to Know to Avoid Getting Fleeced by Wall Street, Financial Planner, KYN - Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Co., TTP - Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund Inc., AA - Alcoa Inc., Bond Funds, TRS - TriMas Corp.
46m Dec 24, 2015
46m
Six Reasons To Sell A Mutual Fund That Is Not Lagging
Knowing when to exit a fund or pare your stake can help your retirement planning or at least avoid derailing it.Today's Stocks & Topics: Social Security, The Dow Index, Volatility, How to Give Your Home Tax-Free to Your Children, CHK - Chesapeake Energy Corp., Research & Investments, VIG - Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF, VYM - Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, AAPL - Apple Inc., WFT - Weath...
45m Dec 23, 2015
45m
Stick With What Works
Many investors get caught up in the urgency of the moment and lose sight of the time-tested rules of prudent investing.Today's Stocks & Topics: PSX - Phillips 66, CVX - Chevron Corp., VTSAX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, WM - Waste Management Inc., XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., COP – ConocoPhillips., COR - CoreSite Realty Corp., SUNE - SunEdison Inc., Roth IRA.
45m Dec 22, 2015
45m
5 Things Young Investors Need to Know About a Bull Market
You may never look at a bull market the same way again after perusing these five points.Today's Stocks & Topics: RMR - RMR Group Inc., Medical Expenses & Retirement, the Dollar vs. the Euro, Oil, CMI - Cummins Inc., P.E. Range, Mutual Funds vs. ETFs, APO - Apollo Global Management LLC Cl A, Dividends, VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, Roth I-R-A, AAPL - Apple Inc.
45m Dec 19, 2015
45m
Is There A Better Way To Build Your Portfolio?
Some believe the typical split between stocks and bonds, as a function of the age of the investor, may need to weight more heavily stocks versus bonds.Today's Stocks & Topics: XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., CVX - Chevron Corp., Earnings Per Share, GLW - Corning Inc., AAPL - Apple Inc, Capital Gains, Budgeting, SRCL - Stericycle Inc., P - Pandora Media Inc.
45m Dec 18, 2015
45m
Outsmart The Fed With These Dividend Investments
Investors now have a wider range of choices, but with rising rates, which areas will perform better than the others?Today's Stocks & Topics: Savings Accounts, Housing Report, Investors & 2016, Millenials, the U.S. Budget, AMLP - Alerian MLP ETF, M - Macy's Inc., Stop Limit Order, CE - Celanese Corp. Series A, Getting Your Face Off of Facebook, Educational I-R-A, Interest Rates, RIG - Transocean...
45m Dec 17, 2015
45m
Income Investing And Tax Management For The Retired Household
Federal Income Tax is an expense and should be managed like any household expense.Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k, Inflation, The Fed, Gold, M - Macy's Inc., Fundamentals, CNBKA - Century Bancorp Inc. Cl A, EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc., ETE - Energy Transfer Equity L.P., Stock Evaluation.
46m Dec 16, 2015
46m
What Happens to Retirement Accounts When a Spouse Dies?
For the sake of your spouse and family members, make sure things are set-up correctly. It’s not enough to just make the money; you have to protect it.Today's Stocks & Topics: REITs, Shorting Oil & S&P, SAN - Banco Santander S.A. ADR, The Dollar, NFLX - Netflix Inc., SPY - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Gold, The Fed, SQQQ - ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, The Stock Market, TQQQ - ProShares UltraPro QQQ.
45m Dec 15, 2015
45m
Focused Funds: Leaving Too Much to Luck
Some market experts believe a mutual fund should be questioned when it has over 10–15% exposure to a single stock.Today's Stocks & Topics: Bonds, Jump Bonds, Retail Sales, Gold & The Fed, SU - Suncor Energy Inc., RS - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Working Hard to Keep It Simple, No Fee Investments?, Vanguard Index, LVS - Las Vegas Sands Corp., M - Macy's Inc., Gold.
49m Dec 12, 2015
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