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Do You Have the Investor Instinct?
Many investors and young potential investors are still scared out of their minds because of what happened to a lot of innocent investors in 2008. I have heard a few horror stories of people who supposedly lost all of their retirement money because of the crash. Many young professionals are scared of the stock market…
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Don’t Sell International Stocks, Here’s Why
Today I would like to tackle the question, why should I be invested internationally? This question has been asked by investors more frequently after the horrible year’s international stocks had in 2014 and 2015. So lets look at the data and see if there is any reason to keep international stocks in your portfolio. International…
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Picking Winning Stocks
You think you can pick winning stocks consistently, and I’m here to tell you that you can’t. But even if I cannot convince you that you can’t pick stocks, I hope to at least convince you that it is not in your best interest to try. We look at examples like Warren Buffet and…
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What is a Wall Street Bully?
Wall Street Bullies are not just found in New York City, they are found in investment brokerages throughout the country. In fact, your investment guy, might just be a wall street bully. I explain a Wall Street Bully as an individual or institution that uses fear, greed, intimidation, and misleading information to get an investor…
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Long Term Stock Market Returns
Looking at a chart covering the performance of the stock market over the last 30 plus years is a lot like looking at a chart of profitable business earnings at a cartoon enterprise meeting–it’s almost a caricature of itself, a steady upward slope shaped like a ski jump punctuated by regular but far-between drops, always…
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Should you rollover your 401k?
After leaving a company, former employees can usually opt to keep their 401K or move the money over into a Rollover IRA. The benefits of rolling over old employer 401ks often outweigh the negatives. 1. Investing Efficiency Most company sponsored 401k plans offer only a small selection of mutual funds, target-date funds and company stock.…
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1st Quarter Stock Market Recap
If you pay attention to any financial media you probably assumed 2016 has been a horrible year for stocks so far, but you would be wrong. Although it wasn’t a great quarter for stocks, The Free Market US Equity portfolio (Diversified US Mix) was in the positive by just over 1%. Bonds were slightly better…
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Do Hedge Funds Beat the Market?
Are you missing out on the supposedly huge amount of profits to be made by investing with a “Guru” in his Hedge Fund? Hedge funds are like mutual funds, but they are managed by self titled “experts” who charge an enormous fee to try and beat the market. Hedge funds and Investing Guru’s are built…
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3 Tips for Young People Looking to Invest
When it comes to Millennials and their money, most Americans ages 18 to 29 would rather sit on a boat load of cash. They have a sinking feeling that investing in the stock market is like boarding the Titanic. According to a recent Bankrate.com study cited by a recent The Street article, 1. younger people…
