by MSN Money staff | Jan 31, 2012 | Financial-Blogs
StockScouter, MSN Money’s stock-picking tool, identifies companies capable of outperforming the broader market in the weeks ahead.
by Portfolioist.com | Jan 31, 2012 | Asset-Allocation, Headline, Inv, Investments, Portfolios
Guest blog by Daniel Solin, Mint.com. The evidence showing that most individual investors significantly underperform the market is compelling. A study done by Dalbar, a leading financial services market research firm, found that, during the 20 years from 1991 through...
by MyPlanIQ | Jan 31, 2012 | 401K, 403B, Headline, Inv, Investments, Personal-Finance, Retirement
A recent Investment Company Institute’s (ICI) study America’s Commitment to Retirement Security: Investor Attitudes and Actions found the following in a survey of 3,000 U.S. households in November and December 2011: 85% believed the current tax incentives for...
by MyPlanIQ | Jan 31, 2012 | 401K, 403B, Asset-Allocation, Feature, Headline, Inv, Investments, Mutual-Funds, Portfolios, Retirement
Year End Review: Top 401K Plans’ Portfolios We review the performance of portfolios in the Fortune Top 10 Company 401K Plans table on page Retirement 401K, 403B, 457. These plans represent some of largest 401K plans offered by companies. Notice by default, funds...
by MyPlanIQ | Jan 30, 2012 | newsletter
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by Rick Ferri | Jan 30, 2012 | Advisor-Articles
Last week, the Federal Reserve rolled out their inflation forecast and interest rate intentions through 2014, and it’s not good news for retirees or anyone else who relies on interest income. The yield on money market funds, CDs, and other fixed income investments will likely remain well below the inflation rate for the foreseeable future. […]
by AssetBuilder Inc. - Registered Investment Advisor | Jan 30, 2012 | Advisor-Articles
By Andrew Hallam
I’ll admit that I was pretty sceptical. I met two New Yorkers in Chiang Mai, a northern Thai city that’s becoming as famous for its dental clinics as it is for elephant rides and luxurious spas. The young women claimed that they weren’t primarily visiting Thailand for a vacation, but for dental work. The holiday, t…
by Jim Jubak | Jan 30, 2012 | Financial-Blogs
The Federal Reserve last week promised to keep interest rates near zero for 3 more years. You know that hurts savers, but how is it likely to affect your portfolio?
by Danny Lee | Jan 30, 2012 | 401K, Asset-Allocation, Headline, Investments, Mutual-Funds, Portfolios, Retirement
Windstream Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various telecommunications services primarily in rural areas in the United States. It offers phone, high-speed Internet, and digital television services. WINDSTREAM 401(k) PLAN consists of 15 funds....
by Jonathan Burton, MarketWatch | Jan 30, 2012 | Financial-Blogs
Reliable, cash-rich companies with returns that handily beat the S&P 500 are what everyone wants right now. And these are flying under the radar screen.
by MyPlanIQ | Jan 29, 2012 | newsletter
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by MarottaOnMoney | Jan 29, 2012 | Asset-Allocation, Bonds, Economy, Headline, Inv, Investments, Markets, Portfolios, Stocks
BY DAVID JOHN MAROTTA The world markets groaned as the burden of the rising American debt and the European deficit weighed down more productive countries. European authorities sought to avert a Greek default on their watch without promising to engage the same heroics...
by Terence W. | Jan 28, 2012 | Asset-Allocation, Brokerage, ETFs, Headline, Inv, Investments, Personal-Finance, Portfolios, Retirement, Stocks
On 4/23/2011, Fidelity started to offer 30 iShares ETFs commission free. This plan is constructed using these 30 ETFs. It is intended to be updated for the Fidelity Commission ETFs offered. Fidelity Commission Free ETFs consists of 31 funds. These funds enable...
by AssetBuilder Inc. - Registered Investment Advisor | Jan 27, 2012 | Advisor-Articles
By Scott Burns
Sarasota, Florida. There are, very roughly, three kinds of elderly people in America. There are the people who have already run out of money. They live on their Social Security checks. Then there are the people who are likely to run out of money and worry about it. If reader mail is any indication, they worry about it more each day.
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by Bill Fleckenstein, MSN Money | Jan 27, 2012 | Financial-Blogs
Worldwide markets seem relieved that Europe’s central bank is ready to paper over problems with the printing press. Also: Microsoft’s results are well-received.
by MyPlanIQ | Jan 27, 2012 | ETFs, Headline, Inv, Investments, Markets, Portfolios, Stocks
Since the New Year, investors have been on risk on mode to drive various risk asset prices higher. This is especially evident to U.S. stocks: S&P 500 ETF SPY has returned 5.08% this year, as of 1/26/2012. For a long term investor with global and diverse asset...
by MyPlanIQ | Jan 27, 2012 | 401K, Asset-Allocation, Headline, Inv, Investments, Mutual-Funds, Portfolios, Retirement, Stocks
The AT&T Long Term Savings and Security Plan (Plan) is a defined contribution plan established by AT&T Corp. (ATTC) to provide a convenient way for eligible non-management employees of participating ATTC companies to save on a regular and long-term basis. The...
by Scott Burns | Jan 27, 2012 | Advisor-Articles, Asset-Allocation, Personal-Finance, Portfolios
Sarasota, Florida. There are, very roughly, three kinds of elderly people in America. There are the people who have already run out of money. They live on their Social Security checks. Then there are the people who are likely to run out of money and worry about it. If reader mail is any indication, they worry about it more each day.
Add the two gr…
by Scott Burns | Jan 27, 2012 | Advisor-Articles, Asset-Allocation, Personal-Finance, Portfolios
Sarasota, Florida. There are, very roughly, three kinds of elderly people in America. There are the people who have already run out of money. They live on their Social Security checks. Then there are the people who are likely to run out of money and worry about it. If reader mail is any indication, they worry about it more each day.
Add the two gr…
by Jeffrey R. Kosnett, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine | Jan 27, 2012 | Financial-Blogs
Investing in companies that regularly raise their payouts provides security in an uncertain market — and means fatter returns ahead.