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Accumulating Cash as an Investment Strategy
If you follow my blog, you know that I advocate creating your own investment policy statement (IPS). I’ve never been a person to keep a large percentage of cash on hand. I’ve always thought that...
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Investing is Boring
I recently “converted” a friend of mine to passive investing. Passive investing is when you buy mutual funds and/or ETF’s that mimic indexes, such as the S&P 500. I’ve pointed out the benefits to...
View ArticleRisks When Investing
“The greater the risk, the greater the reward” is heard everywhere, including the stock market. Riskier assets, such as emerging market stocks are riskier than bonds, and as a result, lead to greater...
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You Can’t Time the Market
Many investors buy into and sell out of the market more frequently than they should. They are trying to “time” the market. If you have never heard of this term before, it is described as trying to pick...
View ArticleBulls versus Bears and How Long They Live
Many of you have heard of the terms bull market and bear market, but you may not understand what they mean. Even more of you probably don’t know the average length of one of these runs either. I am...
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Top Mutual Funds of 2012
According to US News and World Report, the following 10 mutual funds were the more popular funds in 2012 in terms of inflows (money being invested in the funds). Here is the list with the amount of...
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