As anyone in the investing field understands, no matter how many winners one holds in a portfolio, there are bound to be a few losers.
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HOW TO HANDLE INFLATION
Since inflation is a common occurrence, there are reliable coping strategies. Following are some of my inflation busting strategies, for consumers and investors, as well as tips from across the web.
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MBA LECTURE RECAP; HOW TO BENEFIT FROM CYCLICAL INVESTMENT MARKETS
Knowledge of market behavior will help you stay the course during market fluctuations. Once you understand that the ups and downs in economic and investment returns are normal occurrences, you can learn not to be surprised when the market tanks for a year or so.
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DON’T SPEND YOUR DIVIDENDS
Don’t get me wrong, dividends are fine, but just because a stock pays a hefty dividend does not mean it is a great investment. And the dividends the stock throws off are not “free money”.
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What’s the Best Age at Which to Experience a Stock Crash?
Written on January 23, 2012 by Barb in advanced, asset allocation, economics, guest post, investing, stocks
Crashes obviously hurt all investors (and, indeed, even non-investors — the losses suffered in crashes cause economic crises which dramatically diminish economic growth for the entire society in which they occur). But they don’t hurt all investors to the same degree or in the same way.
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READER QUESTION; HOW TO CHOOSE MUTUAL FUNDS?
Written on January 11, 2012 by Barb in advanced, asset allocation, bond, investing, mutual funds, stocks, wealth
I would like your opinion and advice on how I should allocate my investments and my daughter’s investments among mutual funds.
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WHAT IS ASSET ALLOCATION?
The beginning of the year is portfolio rebalancing time for investors. I write a lot about investing as I believe it is an achievable path to long term wealth. If you don’t know what asset allocation is or much about investing at all then this article is for you.
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HOW WELL ARE MY INVESTMENTS PERFORMING?
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 1); RISK VERSUS REWARD
In investing, the greater the potential reward, the greater the risk. Common stocks have the potential to offer high returns in the long term. In the short term their values move up and down so much that it is impossible to predict whether your return will be positive or negative.
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IS A 7% FUTURE LONG TERM RETURN ACHIEVABLE?
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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