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March 12, 2011
Investing in Mutual Funds

If you don’t want to invest in individual stocks, another popular investment choice is mutual funds. Investing in individual stocks has higher risk as compared to mutual funds.

March 7, 2011
Asset Allocation Strategies

Smart investing is the key to financial success and proper asset allocation is a big part of smart investing. You have to properly allocate assets to develop a sound investment strategy that will help you achieve your goal with a good mix of asset allocation and diversification.

Smart investing is the key to financial success and proper asset allocation is a big part of smart investing. You have to properly allocate assets to develop an investment strategy that will help you achieve your goals with a good mix of asset allocation and diversification. That means having different types of investments, such as stocks and bonds, as well as having a mix of investments in different sectors or industries.

February 25, 2011
Fixed Income Strategies

Your investment strategy should be driven by multiple factors, each of which deserve a careful thought. Personal goals, investment objectives, and the ability to assume risks are essential deliberations in constructing a sound investment strategy. Fixed income strategies may not sound appealing to most young people and one of the main reasons is the lack of education and/or information on fixed income securities and investments.

Fixed-income investments are securities that provide regular interest or dividend payments and, in many cases, a return of principal at maturity. Their primary objective is income with limited, if any, growth potential. Remember, the rate of return on a fixed-income investment can be fixed throughout its holding period (e.g., bonds) or can fluctuate with the general movement of interest rates (e.g., Series EE U.S. savings bonds and money market mutual funds). A good example of a variable interest rate is the money market account that you may have.

February 21, 2011
Frequently Asked Questions About 401(k)

401(k) is the most popular retirement planning strategy. Most people participate in a employer sponsored retirement plan but few really understand how a 401(k) plan works and what are the important things they should be aware of.

February 20, 2011
Asset Allocation

Warren Buffett talks about asset allocation.

February 20, 2011
CDs and Money Market Funds

CDs and Money market funds are both considered short term safe investment options. CDs offer a slightly higher yield than Treasury bills because of the slightly higher default risk for a bank but, overall, the likelihood that a large bank will go broke is pretty slim.

On the other hand, Money market mutual funds are a type of mutual fund consisting of high quality, short-term debt instruments such as Treasury bills and short term corporate IOUs. Like all mutual funds, money market mutual fund (MMMF) portfolios are professionally managed and a management fee is charged against fund assets to cover this expense.
 

CDs and Money market funds are both considered short term safe investment options. CDs offer a slightly higher yield than Treasury bills because of the slightly higher default risk for a bank but, overall, the likelihood that a large bank will go broke is pretty slim.

January 20, 2011
Retirement Planning Guide

Most people don't think beyond 401(k) plans when it comes to retirement. Remember, 401(k) is an important piece of retirement puzzle but there is lot more to it.

Millions of babyboomers are getting ready to retire and a large number of them have good reasons to be very nervous. Remember, social security is no longer a bullet proof system as it used to be and if congress doesn't make some radical changes to social security system,it will go bankrupt by 2042. With the low personal saving rate in out country, there are not many options for people in retirement who don't have a adequate nest egg.