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401(k) vs. IRA: Which Retirement Account Should You Choose First?
One of the most important things my father taught me about managing money is investing for retirement. Based on his advice, I opened an IRA at age 19 and have been investing ever since. When I first
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Retirement Accounts: How Many Can You Own? IRA & 401(k) Guide
How many retirement accounts can you have? Earlier this week a reader asked me this same question, and I promised a response. The specific question regarded owning both Traditional and Roth IRAs, and
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Investing for Beginners: Set Goals & Start Your Investment Journey
Investors today have more investment options than were available to the average investor just a few decades ago. While having multiple options is usually a good thing, too many options can cause syste
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Wealthfront Review: Robo-Advisor | Fees, Features & Free Planning
Wealthfront was one of the first robo-advisors to come onto the scene, and it’s remained a popular choice ever since. That’s for good reason – Wealthfront offers an abundance of tools and
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Protect Your Retirement: Understanding and Addressing Inflation
One of the challenges investors face is calculating inflation into your retirement portfolio. The amount of money that you support your lifestyle today is probably vastly less than what you will actua
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Maximize Your Retirement: Best Roth IRA Investments for Tax-Advantaged Growth
The best Roth IRA investments are those that take advantage of the Roth IRA’s unique tax advantages. Asset allocation receives a lot of attention, and rightly so. A strong mix of diversified in
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Navigating Market Volatility: Should You Sell or Stay Invested?
How do you respond when things look a little crazy on the stock market? Should you sell your stocks and go to cash during volatile markets, or should you stay the course, and keep your money invested
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Retirement Planning: A Beginner's Guide to Building a Secure Future
Creating a retirement plan may seem overwhelming if you have never done it. But it doesn’t have to be. This guide will give you a top-level overview and show you how to create a retirement plan.
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Top Investments for Financial Independence: Maximize Returns
If you want to reach financial independence, you’ll not only have to save more money than most other people do, but you’ll also have to invest it where it’s likely to provide higher than average
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The Unexpected Benefits of Preparing for Early Retirement (Even If You Don't Retire Early)
A lot of people would like nothing better than to retire early. Others are skeptics. Though early retirement may sound like a good idea for sure, it also looks like a massive effort. But whether you&#
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Navigating Bear Markets: Strategies for Investors After Bull Runs
The past five years have been easy ones for investors – bull markets usually are. But what about bear markets? It’s one thing to invest in the stock market when general price levels are rising, but qu
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Profitable Dividend Stock Investing: Strategies for All Market Conditions
Investing in stable, dividend-paying stocks can be a great way to invest in any market – whether a bull market or a bear market. These tips can help you understand more about dividend investing,
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IRA Rebalancing: Expert Portfolio Management at Affordable Rates
Are you getting the most out of your investments? If you are running your own investment portfolio without any outside help, you might be leaving money on the table. I know I have been guilty of this.
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Navigating 401(k) Dissatisfaction: Strategies for Better Retirement
Of all of the various employee benefits, 401(k) plans are right up there with health insurance as the most important. But what do you do if you’re unhappy with your 401(k) plan? You may think that you
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Supporting Parents with No Retirement Savings: Understanding Your Role
We all know having no retirement savings is a bad situation. But what if it’s not you, but your parents, who have no retirement savings – what’s your responsibility? On first thought, it might be temp
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Why Start Investing Early? 3 Benefits for Your Child's Future
We often think of investing as a “grown up” thing to do. Many of us don’t think about letting our kids invest. However, this can be a mistake. Now is the perfect time to help your child start investin
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Achieve Financial Independence: 6 Lifestyle Changes for Early Retirement
It sometimes seems as if everyone wants to retire early. In fact, if you spend enough time on personal finance blogs, you may even come to think that retiring early in the rule, rather than the except
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Commodities as an Inflation Hedge: Do They Really Work?
It’s generally thought that commodities are the best hedge against inflation, but is that really true? It actually depends on the kind of inflation we’re dealing with. Sometimes commodities can fill t
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Top 10 States for Retirement: Cost of Living & Quality of Life
One of the most important factors when it comes to retirement is where you decide to live. Cost of living is a big deal when it comes to retirement, since you are often on a fixed income, and you migh
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Index Funds: The Smartest Way to Invest for Long-Term Growth
It sometimes seems that nearly everyone is looking for some foolproof method to beat the market and earn a lot more return on their investments. This can include investing in actively managed funds, b
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Understanding Wage Garnishment and Job ChangesHow Does Switching Jobs Affect My Wage Garnishment? Wage garnishment is an ugly possibility if you fail to pay a debt and the creditor secures a judgement against you in court. Although the a...
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Deutsche Bank: Assessing the Risk After DOJ FineDeutsche Bank’s share price plummeted following a US$14 billion demand from the US Department of Justice for mis-selling mortgage-backed securities. On the surf...
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Boost Your Homeownership: How High-Yield Savings Accounts Help with Down PaymentsSaving money for a down payment is a challenging step toward homeownership. Thankfully, a high-yield savings account can help you maximize your savings so you can reach your house down payment goal fa...
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10 Essential Financial Goals for a Secure FutureThe concept of money and building wealth can feel a bit fuzzy, especially if you’re just getting started in managing your finances. But, like anything else, taking charg...