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Your 529 College Savings Plan Quick Reference
Are you making best use of the 529 College Savings Plan, or have you been procrastinating when it comes to putting your best-laid plans in place?...
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Let’s Grade the Market Forecasters
The financial media tends to focus much of its attention on stock market forecasts by so-called gurus. They do so because they know that it...
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Quit Monkeying Around
In the world of investment management there is an oft-discussed idea that blindfolded monkeys throwing darts at pages of stock listings can select portfolios that...
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Save Social Security for Later, When You Need it Most
I think we’ve been looking at Social Security retirement benefits all wrong. In the long-running debate about when to take Social Security — as early...
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Misconceptions About the Market: Are You Prepared?
If you enjoy fine literature, we recommend all of Warren Buffett’s annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters, dating back to 1965. While financial reports are rarely the...
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What Fewer Stocks Means for Factor Premiums
Jason Zweig, financial columnist for The Wall Street Journal, is one of the truly “good guys” in the world of financial media (by which I...
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Take More Risk in Life and Less in Investing
“I just really wish I’d taken more risk in my investment portfolio,” said no one–ever–on their deathbed. That may seem like an odd observation, unless...
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Getting What You Don’t Pay For
Costs matter. Whether you’re buying a car or selecting an investment strategy, the costs you expect to pay are likely to be an important factor in...
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Don’t Let Your Estate Planning Intentions Go Nowhere [Use these 5 Documents]
Have your estate planning aspirations gotten out of hand? It happens. You start out with the best intentions when you’re younger and your list of...
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Why You Need a Revocable Living Trust
You want to build and protect your wealth, and you want to use every tool at your fingertips to make that happen. But when someone...
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When Rates Go Up, Do Stocks Go Down?
Should stock investors worry about changes in interest rates? Research shows that, like stock prices, changes in interest rates and bond prices are largely unpredictable.[1] It...
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Avoiding Financial Scams and Identity Theft Slams
Young or old, wealthy or poor, online or in person … Nobody is immune from financial scams and identity theft slams. No matter who you...