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The IRA Advantage of a Low Tax Bracket
What’s worse than paying taxes? Not paying any taxes at all and wasting a great opportunity. Suppose 2014 is a year when you’ll have little or no taxable income. Perhaps you’re out of work. Maybe you just retired, and you haven’t yet claimed Social Security or tapped...
Shockingly boring millionaire investing secrets
If you want to invest like a millionaire, be boring. Don't chase exotic stocks. Don't try to hit home runs in market. Read Full Article Here... Written By: Eric Rosenbaum cnbc.com
Michael Hasenstab Bets Big in Controversial Places
Franklin Templeton mutual-fund manager Michael Hasenstab is a workhorse at finding the best bond returns in controversial places like Ukraine and Hungary. Read Full Article Here... Written By: Matt Wirz WSJ.com
We Need Stock Prices to Fall 25%
In early October, as share prices wobbled, I had high hopes that U.S. stocks would plummet to attractive levels. Instead, shares have shot higher, adding to the rip-roaring bull market that has seen stocks triple since March 2009. The long rally has done wonders for...
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Millions of Americans inadvertently made a classic investment mistake that contributed to today’s widening economic inequality: They bought high and sold low. Late in the stock-market booms of the 1990s and 2000s, more U.S. families clambered into stocks as indexes...
Retirement: Many do-it-yourself investors not engaged
The majority of people are do-it-yourself investors when it comes to managing their retirement savings, according to a large study, out Tuesday. About two-thirds (63%) of workers with 401(k)s are going it alone, managing their own investments. About half of those...
Shiller’s 3 rules for investing in “bubbly” market
Robert Shiller says stocks, bonds and real estate all look expensive. So what's an investor to do? The Nobel-winning economist explains. Read Full Article Here...
How to be happy in retirement
Happiness in retirement is the main goal for most all soon to be retirees. While a larger percentage of our happiness is dictated by genetics and other factors outside of our control, there is a small percentage that can be controlled. This is where the retiree needs...