All Entries Tagged With: "Investing"
Poll: What’s Your Take on the Hindenburg Omen?
Tweet If you’ve been listening to the media lately you may have heard something about the Hindenburg Omen. It sounds kind of ominous, and I guess it should because it predicts a severe market crash. The Omen has been behind every market crash since 1987, but significant stock-market declines have followed only 25% of the time. [...]
Reader Question: I’ve Lost a Lot of Money in the Market. Should I Get Out?
Tweet I receive a number of emails each week from readers and I try to answer all of them the best I can, but occasionally I get questions from multiple people that ask the same thing. In those situations I like to address the question as a post which can hopefully help others who probably [...]
Should You Be Investing in Gold?
Tweet The Downsides of Investing in Gold May Outweigh the Benefits Early May has shown the price of gold reach record levels, mostly due to continued reports regarding Greece’s financial situation. In capricious times of change economists have always recommended investing in gold due to its reputation for being able to weather the storm and [...]
How and When to Rebalance Your Portfolio
Tweet Rebalancing Your Portfolio Forces You to Buy Low and Sell High Most people do a good job creating a portfolio with the right asset allocation strategy, but they often stop there. They set and forget. If you’ve been through any of the recent bear markets you probably know that this can lead to some [...]
The 401k Loan: How to Borrow Money From Your Retirement Plan and What You Need to Know
Tweet The 401k Loan May Have Benefits, but it Isn’t Without Pitfalls Roughly 75% of 401(k) plans have a loan provision. This is good news for participants who find themselves in a bind and need quick access to some cash, but it also potentially puts a lot of retirement nest eggs at risk. In fact, [...]
Three Types of Asset Allocation: Strategic, Tactical, and Core-Satellite – Which is Right for You?
Tweet Diversification is the foundation of an investment portfolio. While simply being diversified can’t eliminate risk, it can help minimize your overall risk and protect you from catastrophic losses. But what does it mean to be diversified? Everyone tells us about how we need to diversify our investments, own stocks, bonds, real estate, cash, commodities, [...]
3 Things You Can Do Today That Will Improve Your Finances in 2010
Tweet These Tips Can Help You Simplify Your Finances Any Time of Year While we’re just a few days into the new year a lot of people have set some new goals or made some resolutions as to how to improve their finances. The new year is a great time to begin making changes, you [...]
Avoid Fund Overlap to Achieve True Diversification in Your Portfolio
Tweet Identify and Eliminate Overlap for Real Diversification So, you’ve got a nice portfolio with a handful of index funds that include a good mix of growth, value, and various market caps. You’re diversified quite well, right? Not so fast. If you’re like most investors, even though you have a number of funds that you’re [...]
Robert Kiyosaki is Off his Rocker (Again) – Is The 401(k) Really the Biggest Scam Ever?
Tweet Is the 401(k) a Scam? If there’s one thing I love about checking the Yahoo! Finance columns it’s that I know every time Robert Kiyosaki posts something I’m going to either laugh out loud or shake my head in disbelief. This past week has proved no different, and the self-proclaimed financial guru who shouldn’t [...]
5 Reasons Why You Will Retire Broke and Unhappy
Tweet Retirement is one of the major end goals for many of us. After putting in a few decades of hard work we hope to be able to break free from the daily grind and do what really makes us happy. That could be starting a new career, traveling the world, or simply enjoying a [...]
How to Roll Over Your 401(k) When You Leave or Lose Your Job – The 401k Rollover
Tweet The 401(k) Rollover Explained Are you planning to, or have you recently left or lost your job where you had a 401(k)? The good news is that since these accounts are tied to your employer, once you cut your ties with that employer, you’re generally entitled to do what you wish with those funds. [...]
How Correlation Between Asset Classes Affects Your Portfolio
Tweet Proper Asset Allocation Requires Understanding Correlation Coefficients Correlation coefficients? What on Earth does this have to do with creating a diversified portfolio? If this sounds foreign or complex to you, don’t be alarmed. It isn’t nearly as scary as it sounds. You’re probably picturing high school or college math classes, but correlation coefficient is [...]
The Top 5 Ways to Become a Millionaire – How to Become a Millionaire
Tweet Anyone Can Become a Millionaire by Following a Few Simple Steps Becoming a millionaire isn’t all that difficult and there are countless ways to achieve that milestone. Some people do it through real estate, others start their own business, while some simply get lucky by winning the lottery or winning big on a game [...]
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