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Bonds Still Belong in Your Nest Egg
Wall Street Journal Online article regarding the recent bond market decline and how bonds should still be a solid portion of your investment portfolio. By: Tom Lauricella Please click here to view article.
Why Too Much Togetherness Can Ruin Retirement
Wall Street Journal online article regarding life after the day you and your spouse retire. By: Maryanne Vandervelde Please click here for article.
Dutch Join No-Commission World
The Dutch have a 400-year tradition of individual investing in markets. Now, they are getting ready to join two other countries–The U.K. and Australia–in banning advisers from getting commissions for the sale of mutual funds to those investors, The Wall Street...
Social Security Strategy Calculator
Here is a neat calculator to model Social Security outcomes for retirement. Please click on link here: Social Security Strategy Calculator
The Intelligent Investor: Tokyo Sends a Warning
That was close. The U.S. stock market has escaped the sell-off in the Japanese market—at least for now. When the Nikkei Stock Average dropped 7.3% on Thursday May 26th, 2013, the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index fell by as much as 1.1% during the day, only to...
Quote of the Day
“Should everyone index everything? The answer is resoundingly “no”. In fact, if everyone indexed, capital markets would cease to provide the relatively efficient security prices that make indexing an attractive strategy for some investors. All the research undertaken...
At what age should you start claiming Social Security?
A great article from USA Today regarding when to take Social Security and how it is not a cut and dry decision. Written By: Rodney Brooks For Full Story (click here)
A Diplomas Vanishing Value
May 1 is fast approaching, and with it the deadline for high-school seniors to commit to a college. At kitchen tables across the country, anxious students and their parents are asking: Does it really matter where I go to school? Read Full Article here: A Diplomas...