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When Stockpickers Realize Their Flaw
Stock Picking is and has been a very popular topic for years. We look at examples like Warren Buffet and see how much success he had “stock picking”. Well I learned today that Warren Buffet doesn’t believe that stock picking works. Here are pieces of a great article called, “Why the World’s Greatest Stock Picker…
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Bad Markets in January?
The market return in January was down, especially when comparing it to the wonderful returns we all received in 2013. You might be thinking, is this the beginning of a bear market. Should you panic. The answer is no to panicking. The market will do its thing in the short term but if you are…
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What’s Even Better than Index Funds?
Dan Solin helps us to understand first of all why index funds are better than actively traded funds. Then he goes on to explain why there is an even better way to invest than index funds. We call it institutional funds, he calls it passive asset class investing. Here is part of the article he…
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4 Tips for Deducting Charitable Donations from Your Taxes
Even though the U.S. is steadily rebounding from the recession, times are still tough. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate is still hovering around 7%. And the gap between the poverty line and the middle class continues to widen. It can be a stretch for households to donate to the less…
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The Top 4 Free Budgeting Apps
These days, people literally hold their finances in their hands. Whether it’s making purchases, accepting small business payments, or simply checking account balances, personal wealth has gone mobile. With the speed and ease of transferring money on the go, it’s increasingly difficult to keep tabs on your budget—much less your larger financial goals. Fortunately, the…
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Market Timing Doesn’t Work
This article is from the Wall Street Journal, which encourages market timing in almost all of their articles. But this article proves that market timing is detrimental to your portfolio performance. “Will investors ever stop underperforming their own investments? Consider Pimco Total Return, the giant bond mutual fund run by the renowned investor Bill Gross.…