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April 21, 2016 ETF 12 Comments

13 Tips for Saving and Investing While Owning a Business

13 Tips for Saving and Investing While Owning a Business mutual funds and ETFs have an expense ratio, Kibler says, where a fee is built into the funds. Consider a Simplified Employee Pension or profit-sharing plan. After the business begins to make money and there is enough extra, consider investing in a SEP … Continue […]

March 30, 2016 ETF No Comments

Three Tips for Investing in Emerging Markets

Three Tips for Investing in Emerging Markets Based on my decades of experience as both an advisor and an investor, I’ve compiled three quick tips to help you make sense of this … Alternatively, you can diversify through an exchange-traded fund (ETF) and leave the work to proven, active fund … Continue reading at wallstreetdaily.com […]

March 18, 2016 ETF No Comments

2 Popular Inflation Protected “TIPS” Bond ETFs in 2016 (TIP, IPE)

2 Popular Inflation Protected “TIPS” Bond ETFs in 2016 (TIP, IPE) nearly $ 24 billion is now invested in TIPS-related ETFs. The structure of TIPS can be confusing and could cost investors money if they don’t understand what they’re investing in. There also could be some misunderstanding about what type of protection … Continue reading […]

March 15, 2016 ETF No Comments

Video: Tips for Aspiring New ETF Issuers

March 12, 2016 Personal No Comments

March Madness Money Management Tips and Expert Betting Advice

March Madness Money Management Tips and Expert Betting Advice For a lot of people, the NCAA Tournament is all about filling out brackets and playing pools. Bettors know, though, that the real fun and profit in March is to be had not in playing pools but in betting on the tournament itself. There is a […]

March 8, 2016 ETF No Comments

9 investing tips for the working class

March 6, 2016 News No Comments

Tips for talking to your insurance company after a car accident

Tips for talking to your insurance company after a car accident One of the most common post-accident missteps is admitting fault. (Photo: Getty Images/moodboard RF) It’s your “good neighbor.” It’s “on your side.” But after a car accident, some drivers fear their insurance company won’t be such a pal. Continue reading at usatoday.com Costco’s entry-level […]

February 16, 2016 Large Cap 3 Comments

7 tips to survive the stock market downturn

7 tips to survive the stock market downturn Some tips on what they should do to survive this … Reduce exposure to mid- and small-cap funds: Ideally, 50-70 per cent of your portfolio should be allocated to large-cap funds and 20-30 per cent to mid- and small-cap funds. Owing to the run-up in … Continue […]

According to Lubaszka, the U.S. dollar has lost more than 80% of its original value since the early 70's when we went to a floating currency, a situation not helped very much by the debut of the Euro in the late 1990s. Unlike American dollars, a portion of the Euro is gold-backed, a stability feature that has helped it outperform the dollar over the long haul. It is for this reason that many foreign investors have been taking money out of U.S. dollars and putting it into gold and oil instead, one explanation for why the price of both has continued to rise in recent months.

A deferred annuity pays out to investors interested in getting an income from an annuity, but who want the payments to begin some time in the future, usually at retirement. Or, they may want the insurance company to invest the money for a few years to increase the payments. A tax deferred annuity allows income tax to be deferred until the money is withdrawn, and you can contribute as much money yearly as you like.

While ranking providers are careful to warn investors that their ratings don't foretell the future, the star system is, unfortunately, used by some investors as if they were reading Consumer Reports to purchase a new drill. Supporters of the ranking approach argue that there's no subjective component to the star rating. It isn't determined by an analyst's review, and can't change simply because the service dislikes the fund's manager or its investment strategy. And that's good.