Money is a loaded topic, and many people grow up conditioned not to discuss it. It can make for uncomfortable conversations, certainly, and itโs not advisable to disclose all the details of your financial life, but many people are taking the secrecy too far. In fact, forty percent of Americans now admit to lying outright […]
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A look back at the Black Friday consumer spending records might have caught some by surprise. The mainstream media continues to gripe about aโstrugglingโ economy and the โdeathโ of brick and mortar stores, and this does not paint an accurate picture for the American worker and consumer. Luckily, we have consumer behavior data to remind
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โThe futureโs uncertain but the end is always near.โ Jim Morrison, the Doors, โRoadhouse Bluesโ. Many investors are losing valuable sleep listening to the misguided, canary-in-the-coal-mine commentators expounding on an imminent stock market crash due to a future recession (the โRโ word). Paradoxically, if too many investors believe the same thing, as fate would have
Itโs the little things you begin with that matter most! The wisdom found in the Tao Te Ching says the long thousand- mile journey begins under oneโs feet by taking small steps! If you are hiking and climbing a mountain you take one little step at a time. It is unrealistic to think you can
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With all the hype about the latest Avengers movie, it got me thinking about how we all can become superheroes in our every day lives. You may already be a superhero to your spouse, to your kids, but how can we become financial superheroes? Fidelity did a study a number of years ago. They looked
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INVESTMENT FADS ARE NOTHING NEW. WHEN SELECTING STRATEGIES FOR THEIR PORTFOLIOS, INVESTORS ARE OFTEN TEMPTED TO SEEK OUT THE LATEST AND GREATEST INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. Over the years, these approaches have sought to capitalize on developments such as the perceived relative strength of particular geographic regions, technological changes in the economy, or the popularity of different
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Over the last few decades, more and more workplaces left the traditional pension-retirement, and changed over to a more individually focused retirement plan, with the emergence of 401(k)s. Less responsibility is placed on the employer to ensure their employees have enough for retirement, and more responsibility is put on the shoulders of employees to ensure
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Itโs easy to see everything that is going wrong in the world. In fact, it would actually be challenging to read through a newspaper or turn on the news without being bombarded by all things terrible: political unrest, global warming, contaminated foods, disease outbreaks; the list goes on and on. On top of that, our
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A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH FOR โDOW RALLIES 500 POINTSโ YIELDS A CASCADE OF NEWS STORIES WITH SIMILAR TITLES, AS DOES A SIMILAR SEARCH FOR โDOW DROPS 500 POINTS.โ These types of headlines may make little sense to some investors, given that a โpointโ for the Dow and what it means to an individualโs portfolio may
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Many unsophisticated Investors buying complex financial products commonly misunderstand their suitability in an investment portfolio.
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