Should You Invest in Gold?

Should You Invest in Gold?

By: Tammy Kraig, CFP® It is hard to open a newspaper or flip to a financial channel without seeing the price of gold for the day… or an advertisement to buy gold coins. Should you buy gold now? Why are investors buying gold? Investors worry … [Read more...]

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Investing in Real Estate: How to Decide if it’s the Right Move for You

Real Estate Investing: Should You or Shouldn't You?

By: Tal Baron The stock market is looking fairly bleak. Some investors are beginning to panic and seeking other avenues for investment opportunities. Although the housing market does not appear to be rebounding as quickly as anticipated, real … [Read more...]

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What to Do with Your Investments in a Roller Coaster Market

What to Do with Your Investments in a Volatile Market

What is going on!? A few weeks ago, Standard & Poor's (S&P), one of the big three credit rating agencies, placed the United States' debt on negative credit watch, meaning our nation's debt was under review for a possible downgrade. Then, … [Read more...]

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Is an Annuity a Good Investment?

Annuities Have Risks Too

By: Kevin R. Worthley, CFP® As a Certified Financial Planner™, I’ve been privy to a higher-than-normal amount of discussion and advertising about insurance annuities lately. Marketing materials and wholesaler calls have increased at my … [Read more...]

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Everything You Want to Do with Your Money Is Wrong

Are you making bad decisions about your money?

When managing money, people are often their own worst enemies. Some folks tend to overestimate their ability to manage money and underestimate the risks and complications involved. This means that millions of people are missing out on big … [Read more...]

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The World Ends Tomorrow, Buy Gold Now!

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Investing in Gold: Separating Reality from Advertising Hype Does runaway government debt, the global economic crisis, and the price of gasoline strike terror into your heart? It should! Leading economic experts (mostly the marketing guys at our … [Read more...]

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How Your View on Clint Eastwood Can Help You Pick the Right Investments

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Simple, Easy Investing Using an Age-Based Portfolio Strategy Everything changes as you get older. And while few of us look forward to the downsides of aging - the joys of belly fat, wrinkles, thinning hair, and so on - one of the big upsides of … [Read more...]

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What Swordfishing Can Teach You about Risk and Return

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The essentials you need to know about asset classes before you invest. Do a little reading up on the relationship between investment risk and return and you’re likely to come across complex math models and detailed discussions about betas, … [Read more...]

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Index Funds: Simplify Your Investments

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Using index funds to create a cost-effective, diversified, easy-to-manage portfolio For most of us, the world of financial investing can seem complex and intimidating. No load mutual funds, asset-backed derivatives, ETFs, REITs, commodity futures, … [Read more...]

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529 Plans: Investing in Your Kid’s Future

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How 529 plans can help you face those dreaded college bills The economy is weak. Unemployment is high. And with universities projecting price increases of 10 percent or more per year, just the thought of your child’s future college bills is … [Read more...]

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