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Eventually they will wear you down. How do you listen to the ETF chatter and understand the investment risks? ETFs and Fixed income

As part of our continuing financial education on stocks and investing, I thought we'd discuss something that has stock pickers worried: correlation. On correlation

Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average still relevant?
On Investing in the Dow

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on 2012

So you say you want a resolution, well you know: Here's how to make them work in 2012 and improve your personal finances.

Our 2012 Predictions! Happy Better Year!
A look at your retirement plan, your investment options and how much you need to save to survive in 2012!

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Is the insurance industry the next victim of the financial crisis?
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Each age has its own benefits and hurdles on the road to retirement. Here are some simple steps to achieve those goals - at every stage of life. Retirement Planning at 20 | at 30 | at 40 | at 50

retirement planning: your home

Call it an American birthright - or at least the right homeowners suggest they have. Can the mortgage tax reduction remain?

What looks like a mutual fund, pays dividends like a mutual fund, is compared to a mutual fund and most recently, up against the S&P 500 index, actually has performed better, yet isn't one? REITs: read more



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Join Paul Petillo, Dave Kittredge and Neil Plein every week on Financial Impact Factor Radio as they to discuss everything from retirement to insurance, investing to estate planning, from getting started to preparing to stop.

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Is it your plan to retire early? How to keep the dream alive.
Three things to consider about retiring early.

Is it okay to suggest that your retirement plan is on track to providing you with what you need? Probably not. When the okay retirement plan won't work.
All of us know someone, even if it is the person in the mirror, who has experienced some financial bumps recently.
Can Financial Disasters Teach Us a Lesson?

Stocks, Mutual Funds or ETF: Which is best for me?

retirement planning: your business


New: 401(k) Transparency for the Small Business

Part One: The Individual 401(k)
Part Two: The SEP-IRA
Part Three: The SIMPLEs and the UNI-DB

Five Questions for the Finance Guy
Our Personal Finance Editor
Paul Petillo
answers some important questions about how to get where you are going.

retirement planning: investing

What is a mutual fund?

What is an IRA?

What is an 401(k)?

What is a Roth IRA?

What is an Index Fund?

Do you know the Right Investment for Your Age?

Some frequently asked Defined Contribution Questions

What is the difference between a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA?

Do you invest using dollar cost averaging?

What iscompound interest?

What is net asset value?

Are you Investing for Value?

Are you
Investing for Growth?

Are you interested in social investing?

Where there is risk... A Look at Small Caps

Behind the facade of your ETF.

on retirement planning

Should you rebalance your portfolio? Of course you should. But do you know how? On rebalancing

Should you use a retirement calculator?

Is there a time when pay day loans are helpful?

A lot of us just assume we will be able to get a mortgage in retirement. Is your mortgage part of your retirement plan? If we have to work longer, will dividends save our retirement plans?

Is your 401(k) success determined by your co-worker? Keeping up with Mr. Jones

How many times have you heard someone say: "the matching contribution is free"? It's not!
Your 401(k): The Illusion of Free Money

This is it! The Perfectly Engineered Retirement Plan from Target2025.com

Retirement still is and always has been a combination of elements working in tandem and there are no easy answers to retirement Planning

Five Questions for the Finance Guy
Our Personal finance editor answers some important questions about how to get where you are going.

The question is: Is asset allocation riskless?

on retirement risk

This is a timeless piece about what can confront you as an investor - which is what you are. Each of the following articles is designed to help you learn about the retirement risks in your 401(k) plans and IRAs.
Active Trading Risks | Counter Party Risk | Derivative Risks
Foreign Investment Risk | Growth Investment Risks |
Issuer and Leverage Risks

Have you left retirement money at an old job? What happens to Your Retirement Plan when You Change (or lose a) Job?

I know you are looking at that 401(k) balance. It may be low but it is not a savings account. Stop, think, take a deep breath. And let me Explaining the 401(k) Rules for Withdrawal

Your retirement plan is being watched over. How responsible is your 401(k) fiduciary?
Justifying Fees, Part One | Part Two

How you structure your portfolio is your business. If you never want to admit you are wrong, never want to second-guess your logic no matter how irrational, never want to rebalance or reallocate, that's okay.
Are there lessons to be learned? Can we admit we were wrong?



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