Q. What’s a good alternative to certificates of deposit in the $75,000 to $100,000 range, assuming there is one? —J.O., by email
A. If you are looking for something with similar (but not identical) risk you’ve basically got two choices. First, you can shop harder for the best CD offers. Some institutions will offer higher than average yields w…
If you can look past the hippie overtones, what the protests are really saying is that we need good jobs, honest banks and fair-and-square politics. It’s hard to disagree with any of that.
John Wasik at Reuters wrote the following article Balancing your portfolio in a bonkers market. He stated:
“Long-term, the middle route makes a huge[…more…]
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Strategic Asset Allocation(SAA) and Tactical Asset Allocation(TAA) can complement to each other. The following is a recent article Core Satellite Portfolios[…more…]
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It will happen around the world — but not here — as the middle class grows globally. Two big questions for investors trying to catch this trend: How big it will be and how long it will last.
September 29, 2011 by Lauren Tivnan on Portfolioist.com
Guest blog by Lauren Tivnan, Managing Editor, Portfolioist.com.
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America sacrificed equity for the false promise of efficiency and growth, and society is now more unequal than at any time since the early part of the last century.
An alphabet soup of financial maneuvers allows Europe to dodge the most recent round of bank crisis bullets. But government debt worries linger.
It was a lovely weekend. Years ago, my wife and I were in a B&B off Canyon Road in Santa Fe. We were sitting in front of the fireplace, sipping wine while little wisps of smoke curled up the fireplace front. They deposited tiny trails of soot on the stone exterior.
“Isn’t that lovely,” she said.
“Beautiful,” I agr…
The country let the money gush to keep growth going despite the 2008 global financial crisis. The bills are coming due now, and alert investors may profit.
Reuters recently reported the following:
Analysis: Latest 401(k) lawsuit highlights ongoing fee concerns | Reuters
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Worried that the retirement plans offered by your employer aren’t all they should be? Here are 5 ways to make the best of what you have.
Americans are downright angry — at Wall Street and at politicians in Washington. But the best way to fight back is to get in the game and win.
Q. As I approach retirement age, I want to get a snapshot of how I stand financially. I have securities that I inherited at one firm and a 403(b) account with another firm. I have had each of the firms evaluate my financial position in order to project where I will stand in retirement. They both have recommended that I consolidate everything with the…
In this market, stocks aren’t all that’s taken a beating. Conventional investing wisdom isn’t holding up so well either.
Retirement investing is a long term process. This report reviews Alcoa Inc Savings Plan MTIA plan, discusses the 401k investment options and presents[…more…]
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Shortly after rapper Ace Hood signed his first major record deal at age 17, financial planning wasn’t exactly at the front of his mind. He leased a new Cadillac Escalade and decked it out with 26-inch rims. He rented a three-bedroom condo in South Florida for $3,000 per month. And then there were the shopping trips.
The Nobel Prize committee made an excellent choice in awarding the 2011 economics prize to Tom Sargent and Chris Sims for their influential contributions to macroeconomics.One of the first papers of Tom Sargent I read was his little “Note on the Accelerationist Controversy” published 40 years ago in 1971. It showed how commonly-used statistical t…
Be prepared for several more months of struggle as markets fret about Europe. But next year, the markets are going to be focused on China.
A grandmother touches others’ lives by living frugally but fully.
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