Investment Advice

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What to Do if You Missed the Rally

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 08.31.2009 | Business

Read More: American Association of Individual Investors, Behavioral Economics, Jeremy Grantham, Jill Schlesinger, Conrad De Aenlle, CBSMoneyWatch.Com, The Early Show, Allan Roth, Stock Market Rally, Investment Advice, Business News

If you're still hiding out in the money market funds you raised during the crash, it's less important what kinds of stocks you buy than that you return to a reasonable, post-panic strategy.

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Investors Near Retirement Lag in Recouping From Crash

Mark Miller | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

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

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 07.30.2009 | Business

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

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

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.29.2009 | 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

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 05.01.2009 | Business

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

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 03.13.2009 | Business

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

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 01.27.2009 | Business

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

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 01.09.2009 | Business

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

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 11.17.2008 | Business

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

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 11.14.2008 | Business

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

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 07.09.2008 | Business

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

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 07.08.2008 | 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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Best Investment Ideas For 2008

Forbes | Joshua Lipton | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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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Dan Solin: Smart Advice For the HuffPost Investor

Huffington Post | Dan Solin | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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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Dan Solin: Smart Advice For the HuffPost Investor

Huffington Post | Dan Solin | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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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