Stock mutual fund investments and the relationship between investing risk and return
Sunday, December 13th, 2009As you are making family financial decisions and decisions about your retirement, individuals should ponder the historical fact that, before, conservative investments have resulted in significantly reduced portfolio returns than an investment portfolio with greater risk has yielded. With risk-adjusted market returns, a person simply cannot get less risk and higher returns in the long-term. [...]
Important Changes to Your Retirement Income
Saturday, July 4th, 2009One dollar can’t buy as much as it used to – and it’s not just the time span of a few decades that make this true. Those coming upon their retirement ages are starting to discover that their retirement income won’t stretch as far as they once thought; unfortunately in rare cases, many retirees might [...]
Setting and Targeting Investment Goals
Monday, January 5th, 2009Go out into your yard and dig a big hole. Every month, throw $50 into it, but don’t take any money out until you’re ready to buy a house, send your child to college, or retire. It sounds a little crazy, doesn’t it? But that’s what investing without setting clear-cut goals is like. If you’re [...]