This is a parable about two retired farmers. Farmer #1 The first farmer sold his farm in October 2007 and put his two-million dollar after tax...
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With money fund yields hovering around .05% your mattress is probably looking like a pretty good storage place for your cash. Take heart, even in...
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It only makes sense that graduates starting their work lives with little or no debt, can concentrate on careers and families instead of stressing over...
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The target-date fund concept Target-date funds, also called “life-cycle funds” are retirement savings vehicles designed to switch from...
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The Social Security Administration will set the 2010 rates in October 2009. Experts are predicting that because the annual cost of living increase is...
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In a previous article in this series on financial basics, I suggested opening an after-tax retirement account to supplement your employer 401(k)...
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The argument in favor of index fund investing is stronger than ever. Today's investors want to play a bigger role in determining their financial...
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The internet has provided a new means for publishing and discussing topics not suitably covered by the network and syndicated news media. Many now...
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This is the third in a series of articles for the financial novice about investment diversification. Following are four more asset classes to...
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The answer to the question follows. However, there are two prerequisites to taking advantage of the answer.The distressed stocks you sell must be held...
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