INVESTMENT • READ TIME: 1 MIN
The real rate of return is an important personal finance concept to understand.
It’s the rate of return on your investments after...
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What has upswings and downturns, troughs, peaks, and plateaus? Though such terms could easily describe a roller coaster ride, they are also...
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If you live in or have visited a big city, you’ve probably run into street vendors – people who sell everything from hot dogs to...
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Regardless of how the markets may perform, consider making the following part of your investment philosophy:
Diversification. The...
When the market drops, some investors lose perspective that downtrends and uptrends are part of the investing cycle. When stock prices break...
RETIREMENT • READ TIME: 3 MIN
Women who share money management duties with their partner tend to take on a lion’s share of the responsibility for the household finances....
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Will you pay higher taxes in retirement? It’s possible. But that will largely depend on how you generate income. Will it be from...
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How do you know you are psychologically ready to retire? As a start, ask yourself four questions.
One, is your work meaningful?
If it...
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For the casual observer, it sometimes seems that variable annuities are either “terrible” or “wonderful.”
Commentators in...
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“This generation got no destination to hold...
We are volunteers of America”
“Volunteers” by Jefferson Airplane
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Want to give your child or grandchild a financial head start? A Roth IRA might be a choice to consider. Read on to learn more about how doing...
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The Social Security program allows you to start receiving benefits as soon as you reach age 62. The question is, should you?
Monthly payments...
