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HOW WELL ARE MY INVESTMENTS PERFORMING?

Written on August 8, 2011 by Barb in bond, investing, mutual funds, stocks

In investing, you feel great when your statement shows a nice fat annual return like 12% or even 13%. Conversely, when you have a “bad” year with a negative return, you’re disappointed.

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MBA SERIES (part 2); BONDS

Written on July 4, 2011 by Barb in asset allocation, bond, investing

A BOND is a loan to a corporation, municipality, or government. When you buy a bond you are making a loan to the bond issuer. In exchange for the loan, you receive an interest payment. The amount of interest you receive is directly related to amount of risk you are taking.

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IS A 7% FUTURE LONG TERM RETURN ACHIEVABLE?

Written on June 22, 2011 by Barb in asset allocation, bond, investing, stocks

I like how you broke down the stocks and bonds percentages. Do you really think we can expect an average return of over 7% over the next 30 years? My husband and I were just discussing how savings rates are so low and have been for 10 years.

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HOW LONG UNTIL I’M WEALTHY?

Written on June 3, 2011 by Barb in asset allocation, automatic saving, bond, investing, stocks, wealth

Barbara Friedberg Personal Financeteaches WEALTH BUILDING SKILLS. Pay attention, be patient, don’t overspend on stuff that doesn’t last; save, invest, and you can become rich. Take action to hit your wealth target.

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TOP INVESTING & PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITES (excluding blogs)

Written on April 22, 2011 by Barb in advanced, bond, investing, personal finance

“Access to information is great; access to too much information is overwhelming!” Barb Friedberg

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MBA Class; Use Net Present Value to Make Investment Decisions

Written on February 26, 2011 by Barb in asset allocation, bond, investing, mutual funds, stocks

I’m in the midst of teaching a Corporate Finance class for MBA students at a local university. Some of the concepts, although rather complicated, have important real world applicability. One of those uber-important concepts is, NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV). It is a method to put a dollar amount on future cash payments. It’s great if you win the lottery and want to determine whether to choose the lump sum payment or monthly option. Or what if you or your folks want to determine the present value of their monthly social security or annuity checks.

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Six Dangerous Investing Myths

Written on February 23, 2011 by Barb in asset allocation, bond, guest post, investing, stocks

Buy and hold versus valuation informed indexing. Get a peak into a novel take on the traditional indexing approach. What do you think?

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AN INVESTING STORY, WITH A BIG LESSON

Written on January 29, 2011 by Barb in asset allocation, bond, competition, investing, mutual funds, stocks

In investing, large gains and large losses go with the territory. Rarely do you know which investments will outperform and which ones will underperform.

So, don’t judge your investing performance too frequently, either the good or the bad performers.

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INVEST IN BONDS NOW-at Your Own Peril

Written on January 15, 2011 by Barb in asset allocation, bond, investing, money management, parents

My earliest teacher of investment principles was my dad. He drilled this FUNDAMENTAL BOND PREMISE into me. It served me well in the beginning and still governs my investing today.

The price of a bond moves in the opposite direction of interest rates.

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HELP, I’M CONFUSED ABOUT INVESTING, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Written on December 27, 2010 by Barb in bond, investing, stocks

This is my first time checking out your site (very interesting). I am so confused on what to believe or even how to evaluate my portfolio. With the international stuff going on, BP oil spill, government legislation, mid-term election quickly approaching. I don’t know what to do. Should I strap in, hold tight and hang on for the wild ride or change my strategy?

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