Investing
The Benefits of Diversification: A Look Back at the Past 20 Years of Stock Market Performance
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Sun, 3rd August, 2008 by
Jeremy
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A Properly Diversified Portfolio Will Help You Capture Most of the Market’s Gains While Reducing Volatility
Diversification is the single greatest factor in determining long-term investment returns. Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket. You’ve probably heard that phrase before, and for good reason. When investing, the less diversified you are, the more risk […]
How SIPC Works and How SIPC Differs from FDIC Insurance
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Wed, 30th July, 2008 by
Jeremy
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How SIPC Insurance Can Protect Your Brokerage Account
With news of banks such as IndyMac failing and being taken over by FDIC, a lot of people are questioning not only how safe their deposits are, but their investments in brokerage accounts and mutual fund companies as well. One thing you have to remember is that FDIC […]
How to Tell if You Have a Bad 401k Plan
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Tue, 29th July, 2008 by
Jeremy
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Wondering if Your 401k Sucks? A Few Tips to Help You Spot a Bad Plan
CNN Money recently featured another piece by ‘The Mole’ that discusses what to do if you have a bad 401k plan, and this was followed up by J.D. at Get Rich Slowly with a few more tips. There is a lot […]
The Money Writers Portfolio Project: An Inside Look at My Portfolio and Performance This Year
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Mon, 28th July, 2008 by
Jeremy
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This week The Money Writers are doing a little group project in highlighting and analyzing our investments. It is interesting to see how different the portfolios strategies being used stack up against each other. The participants and YTD results of this project are:
Brip Blap: -9.85%
Lazy Man: -7.22%
Million Dollar Journey: -1.35%
Money Smart Life: - a lot
My […]


