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Investment Advice

Investors Near Retirement Lag in Recouping From Crash

Mark Miller | Posted 06.29.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Retirement, Investment Advice, Economic Downturn, Retirement Savings, Retirement Plans, Recession, Business News
Mark Miller

Retirement investors under the age of 30 participating in defined contribution plans are seeing their accounts bounce back at a much faster rate than over-55 investors who are near retirement.

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In You Win, Out You Lose, Says Stock Strategist

Dan Dorfman | Posted 06.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investments, Economic Downturn, Wall Street, Bear Market, Recession Fears, Recession, Business News
Dan Dorfman

If an investor is the patient type, typically their portfolio will get back to break-even in a little more than 5 years after the bear market is over.

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Smart Investor Makeover: Odds Are You are Gambling With Your Investments (Video)

Dan Solin | Posted 06.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Video, Mutual Funds, Smart Investor Makeover, Personal Finance, Dan Solin, Business News
Dan Solin

2009-06-10-dansolin2.jpg The failure to fully understand the odds is one of the primary reasons why the average return for most investors is so dismal.

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Smart Investor Makeover: Is Now the Time to Jump Back in the Market?

Dan Solin | Posted 06.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing Video, Investment Advice, Investing, Video, FInancial Markets, Smart Investor Makeover, Business News
Dan Solin

2009-06-03-solin1.jpg Depending on which economist you are watching, this is either the beginning of the end of the recession or a sucker's "bear market rally." What's an investor to do?

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Where To Put Your Remaining Assets

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fdic, Bank Failures, Bank Fees, Piggy-Banks, Humor, Budget, Prada, Economy, Economic Crisis, Guns, Financial Advice, Mattress, Investing, Investment Advice, Insurance, Financial Meltdown, Banks, Financial Crisis, Booze, Comedy, Tarp, Stress Tests, Credit Crisis, Credit Cards, Bailout, Fees, Business, Living, Stock Market, Wall Street, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Many banks won't accept deposits of less than $100. Those that do tend to get a little uppity when presented with a deposit in 20 lbs. of rolled pennies.

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The Charade Continues at CNBC

Dan Solin | Posted 03.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Cnbc, Investment, Steve Auth, Jim Cramer, Business News
Dan Solin

Far more insidious than Jim Cramer are the well-dressed, well-educated and well-spoken "experts" who fill up CNBC's time slots and seek to enlighten us with their wisdom.

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Products Your Stock Broker and Insurance Agent Hope You'll Never Consider

Dan Solin | Posted 02.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investing, Insurance Agents, Insurance, Stock Brokers, Economic Crisis, Business News
Dan Solin

The information disseminated by most stock brokers and advisors, and reinforced by the media, is the blueprint for financial disaster, as many investors now realize.

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Defending and Fixing Wall Street, Part II Credit Default Swaps

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Investment Advice, Investing, Stocks, Cds, Warren Buffett, Credit Default Swaps, Business News
Hale

In the first article of this series I discussed how to reform the mortgage underwriting market. This article will focus on credit default swaps, or CDS'.

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Making a Bad Situation Worse: Investing in 401(k)s without an Employer Match

Dan Solin | Posted 12.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investing, Business, Securities, 401ks, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Dan Solin

If your employer stops contributing to your 401(k) plan, you should think very carefully about whether you should continue to participate. You have options.

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Warren Buffett Unplugged

James Berman | Posted 10.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investments, Warren Buffett, Stocks, Stock Market, Bear Market, Berkshire Hathaway, Wall Street Crisis, Business News
James Berman

When Warren Buffett speaks (which is rare outside his annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting), people should listen.

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Your Portfolio Numbers Are Sending You a Powerful Message. Are You Listening?

Dan Solin | Posted 10.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Portfolio, Investment Advice, Investing, Stocks, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Dan Solin

When I give talks to groups, I ask for a show of hands for those investors who can tell me the risk of their portfolio as measured by standard deviation. Less than 1% respond.

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Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor: Ten Simple Steps to Level the Playing Field for Investors

Dan Solin | Posted 07.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor, Economy, Business News
Dan Solin

If Congress really cared about the people, it would enact these ten changes. All it would take is placing the interests of constituents above those of the insurance and securities lobbies.

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Benefits Basics For Recent Grads In New Jobs

New York Times | Ron Lieber | Posted 06.30.2008 | Business

Read More: 401k Explained, Investment Advice, How Does a 401k Work, Benefits for College Grads, Benefits, How Do Benefits Work, Investing for College Grads, Health Benefits, Business News

To the hundreds of thousands of young people who have landed entry-level jobs that come with health insurance and a retirement plan, I offer my congra...

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War and Pax

Marc Gunther | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joe Keefe, Pax World, Socially-Responsible Investing, Aecom, Sri, Paul Hawken, Investments, 4000 Dead, 4000 Killed in Iraq, 4000 Soldiers Killed, Iraq 4000 Deaths, War in Iraq, 4000, Iraq War, 4000 Killed, Investment Advice, Investing, Iraq 4000, Defense Contracting, Defense Contractors, 4000 Soldiers Deaths, 4000 Deaths, Iraq, Politics News
Marc Gunther

Why is the Pax World family of mutual funds investing in a defense contractor with thousands of employees deployed in the Persian Gulf?

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Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor: The System Is Rigged Against You, Can You Beat the Odds Or Should You Stay On the Sidelines?

Dan Solin | Posted 02.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investing, Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor, Stockmarket, Investors, Business News
Dan Solin

One reader believes the entire system is rigged against investors. Another has had enough and is staying on the sidelines. A third is on the cusp, waiting for someone to explain the big picture to him.

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Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor: Warren Buffet on Index Funds, the Truth on Investment Professionals, and the Falling Dollar

Dan Solin | Posted 12.25.2007 | Business

Read More: Falling Dollar, Investment Advice, Investments, Investing, Investing Advice, Dollar Value, Vanguard Index Funds, Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor, Weakening Dollar, Business News
Dan Solin

"Investment professionals" who tell you that index funds are not more tax efficient than actively managed funds are either woefully ignorant of the facts or are deliberately misleading you.

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Best Investment Ideas For 2008

Forbes | Joshua Lipton | Posted 12.23.2007 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Jim Stack, Investment Tips, InvesTech, Investment Ideas, Business News

Back in January 2007, Jim Stack, editor of Whitefish Montana's InvesTech Research and Portfolio Strategy, surveyed the U.S. economic landscape and did...

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Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor

Dan Solin | Posted 11.27.2007 | Business

Read More: Investing, Making Money in the Markets, Investing in Gold, Shorting the Market, Market Timers, Gold Investment, Stock Market, Investment Advice, Buying Gold, Dan Solin, Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor, Business News
Dan Solin

The market timers are telling us that this might be a wise time to consider such drastic action. They predict a market crash, with disastrous consequences for all of us. Are they right?

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The War as Investment

Edward Humes | Posted 10.17.2007 | Business

Read More: Iraq War, Investment Advice, Investments, Investing, Investment Fraud, Business News
Edward Humes

Are we receiving a sufficient return on our Iraq investment? And if not, why are we still cutting checks?

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Dan Solin: Smart Advice For the HuffPost Investor

Huffington Post | Dan Solin | Posted 10.17.2007 | Business

Read More: Socially Responsible Investments, Investments, Investment Advice, Investing, War With Iran, Investment Strategies for War, Smart Investors, Dan Solin Advice, Socially Responsible Mutual Funds, Business News

Is it worth paying a premium to invest in a socially responsible mutual fund? The securities industry thinks so. Some of these funds have front end sa...

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Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor

Dan Solin | Posted 10.16.2007 | Business

Read More: Socially Responsible Investments, Investments, Investment Advice, Investing, Investment Strategies for War, War With Iran, Smart Investors, Dan Solin Advice, Socially Responsible Mutual Funds, Business News
Dan Solin

What's a socially responsible investor to do? Fortunately, you can salve your conscience and still be a Smart Investor. I explain how in response to a question on this subject from a concerned investor.

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Smart Advice for the HuffPost Investor

Dan Solin | Posted 10.10.2007 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Investments, Investing, Dan Solin Advice, Business News
Dan Solin

I am thinking of calling my next book The Smartest Doomsday Prediction You'll Ever Read. Some of the questions I answer in this week's column reflect similar gloomy sentiments.

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Dan Solin: Smart Advice For the HuffPost Investor

Huffington Post | Dan Solin | Posted 10.10.2007 | Business

Read More: Investing, Investments, Investment Advice, Dan Solin Advice, Business News

I am thinking of calling my next book The Smartest Doomsday Prediction You'll Ever Read. After all, if you want to write a best-selling book, predict...

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Defending Against The Unseen Enemy

Dan Solin | Posted 09.09.2007 | Business

Read More: Investment Advice, Protecting Your Investment, Retirement Tips, Protecting Yourself From Your Broker, Business News
Dan Solin

Here are some self-defense tips you can use against the unseen enemy: your broker. If you follow them, you can avoid becoming a victim of conduct that can cost you big bucks.

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