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There’s a school of thought in the investment world that says the best way to invest is to put money in the companies that you believe in. Hmm ... Read More »
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To take care of yourself, make sure you are taking these three steps. Read More »
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Don't wait until you have "enough" money before hiring a financial advisor, because the time will never come! Plus, an advisor's job is to help you increase what you already have -- to create an upward spiral of wealth. Certified Financial Educator Clint Gharib describes how to hire a potential planner, and shares two things you never knew about investment specialists.
“It is important to talk to several advisors before selecting one in order to find one with whom you are comfortable,” says Gharib. “Interview financial planners like you would anyone you would hire, whether employee or a contractor.”
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When I talk to beginning investors, I always emphasize the ease and relative safety of using index funds in order to diversify your investments. With index funds, you're instantly minimizing your risk and minimizing your expenses. And although your fund will follow…
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After the downturn, most portfolios are sagging badly. So I've been working up some really quick and easy workouts to help busy and beginning investors boost the fitness of their portfolios. This workout is about one of the most important and basic tools in the investing toolbox: allocation. It’s time for a quick check-up of how your investment assets are allocated.
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The sudden appearance of a new strain of influenza has become a dramatic lesson in stock market dynamics. If we apply chaos theory to the market, a cough in Mexico can cause an economic storm in Asia.
Markets in Asia and Europe dropped sharply on speculation that the outbreak…
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I’m the only person I know who has
been seriously injured while whale-watching. I wasn’t injured by a
whale, actually, but as a result of gawkers crowding onto one side
of the boat I was aboard and hogging the rail in order to view a
beckoning cetacean. I was unable to find a handhold, and so… Read More »
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One of the things I love about the stock market is the window it opens onto the reality of who we are, without illusion, telling us in numbers what we want and what we fear. I think the downturn has required investors to look deep into our own lives and desires to see what’s really…
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With the Dow soaring nearly 500 points recently, is it time to jump back into the market? Here are some tips I shared on the CBS Early Show with host Maggie Rodriguez. Read More »
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