According to a recent survey by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, preliminary findings indicate fewer than two in 10 Americans are confident of their ability to invest in the stock market, although 60 percent still believe equities are important in a portfolio.
With such a huge gap between those feeling comfortable investing in stocks themselves and [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
An Option for Those Uncomfortable With Stock Picking
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Smart Retirement Investing: Using Asset Allocation in Retirement Plans
Sunday, February 28, 2010
If you don’t already have your television set to record Jean Chatzky’s Money 911 segment on NBC’s TODAY Show, you might want to as she continues to speak about timely financial topics that are presented in a very straightforward manner, as recently done in an article about retirement plans and investing options.
For years, my husband and [...]
Trusting Yourself With Buy and Hold Investing
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal recently wrote an article ‘Will We Ever Again Trust Wall Street?’ that brilliantly steers one to consider employing a buy and hold investment strategy over an actively managed portfolio. “Buying and holding a diversified stock portfolio still makes sense. Paradoxically, as fewer people cling to their faith in [...]
An ETF is a Great Investment Choice
Saturday, February 27, 2010
When evaluating your investment choices and trying to understand ‘what is an ETF?’ it is in your best interest to read a recent article in USAToday ‘Is an ETF the right investment for you? Look beyond the hype’that defines exchange traded funds and warns investors on types of ETFs to steer clear of. For those [...]
Online Brokers Lower Fees on ETFs Benefiting Investors
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
As John Spence of MarketWatch recently writes, ”Online brokers are fighting hard for a greater share of the fast-growing exchange-traded fund business, and investors stand to benefit from lower costs.”
His article ‘Big brokers cut commissions to draw ETF assets, trading — Fidelity, Schwab waive fees as competition heats up; investors reap lower costs’ documents the seimic [...]
Mutual Fund Fees Siphon off 33% – 50% of Your Money Within 10-15 Years
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Perhaps the typical 2% management fees charged by mutual funds and financial advisers don’t look too damaging at first glance-especially if you believe the managers will deliver on their market beating promises. But because of the Law of Compounding, taxes and fees paid to Wall Street to “beat the market” will compound over time and [...]
