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Should You Invest in Real Estate?
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... the subject, including my thoughts on real estate's pros and cons. Let's start with the pros. One attractive aspect of real estate investing is that it's leveragable: Banks will lend you money at good ...
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The Investment Outlook Is Changing
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... volatility ahead, look at it as an opportunity to buy on the dips, creating a diversified portfolio that will carry you successfully through the changing conditions ahead. Investing isn't about what happened ...
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A Smart Investing Move to Start the Year
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One of the most important parts of successful investing is making course corrections on a regular basis. In a nutshell, this means well-thought-out buying and selling designed to a) help keep your portfolio ...
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What the Market Plunge Means for Investors
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... entered the industry since then have zero knowledge of what it's like to navigate in an environment like this. Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions about investing and the markets. ...
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What Will Kill the Bull Market?
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... The key to successful long-term investing isn't trying to predict when you should buy or sell. It's exercising patience and discipline. Successful investing starts with developing a diversified portfolio ...
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How to Invest in Bonds as Interest Rates Rise
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... the issuer defaults. Second, consider investing in bonds with shorter maturities. As described above, a shorter-term bond won't lose as much value as rates rise, because they don't keep the buyer's money ...
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The Risk of Waiting for a Cheaper Market
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... the black in four and a half years (if you continued reinvesting dividends), after one of the worst bear markets in history. Now, what if you had waited until that correction to invest your money—you ...
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When You Can't Trust Your Financial Advisor
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... a Finra-registered broker. The second is a fiduciary advisor. If you're investing for retirement or any other important goal, you can't afford to work with someone who's allowed by law to shear you like ...
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Why Bitcoin is for Suckers
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If you're thinking about investing in bitcoin, I've got some simple advice for you: Don't. Bitcoin is a digital, online "currency," like dollars, except that you can't actually spend them anywhere. Try ...
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Do You Need Longevity Insurance?
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... until you reach old age. If you need it in an emergency, you're out of luck. One alternative some people may be more comfortable with is setting aside a chunk of money in a separate account, investing ...
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Why Your Advisor Should See Your Taxes
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Most people think their accountant should handle their tax return, and their financial advisor should handle their investing, and never the twain shall meet. But the fact is that your financial advisor ...
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Market Uncertainty Arises: How to Invest
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... not happen. Trump's policies in areas like trade may help or hurt American companies. We won't know how government actions will affect markets for months. But value investing doesn't rely on developments ...
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Can Hurricanes Create Investment Opportunity?
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... managed. UVE is an example of an insurer that's been "on sale" because of fears arising from Hurricane Matthew's impact. Investing in it now could be a smart short- and longer-term play. A word of ...
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Don’t Fall in Love With Your Stocks
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... its starting point or lower. In fact, a study by Investor’s Business Daily found that in a bear market, market-leading stocks’ prices decline 72% on average from their highs. The key in investing ...
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The Key to Successful Investing
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... and putting it back in based on the market’s direction is known as market timing, and it’s one of the most costly mistakes an investor can make. Successful investing is all about time in the market—not ...
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Improve Your Financial Health in 2016
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... in achieving your financial goals. Use Your Money to Make Money. Albert Einstein called compound interest "the eighth wonder of the world." You don't have to be a genius, though, to know that investing ...
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To Navigate Volatile Markets, Focus On the Long Term
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If you're boating in rough seas, focusing on the horizon can help to calm that queasy feeling in your stomach. Investing is similar. As markets rise and fall sharply—as they've done recently—it's best ...
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The Rate Increase and Your Portfolio
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... hype, keep your cool and follow your head, not the herd. Feel free to give us a call if you'd like to discuss investing further. ...
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Don't Time the Market
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... Dow Jones Industrial Average passed the 1,000 level in 1972, people thought it couldn't go higher in their lifetime. By 1987, though, it had doubled. Today it's around 18,000. If you'd held off on investing ...
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Beware of the Bond Bears
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... has helped push interest rates lower, and bonds have done just fine. One lesson from all this is that blanket statements about investing—like "bonds are a bad place to be," are best ignored. They are ...