by mapgirl on April 16, 2010
I haven’t been collecting up things I’ve been reading due to work commitments, so a sampling for you this week:
The Supreme Court on Mutual Fund fees for 401k participants
The Black Suit
Boston Gal has the Depreciating American Dream series from WBUR in Boston. (Where else?)
Revanche remembers her grandmother. I think this is an amazing woman.
Krystal’s boyfriend [...]
by mapgirl on April 9, 2009
This is the second part of my realization that I needed professional help with my investing.
In the first part, I wrote about my company’s benefit policy which offers me a 401k plan for retirement and a financial advising service. After my first session, the adviser prepared an investment report for me.
During my second session, the [...]
by mapgirl on April 8, 2009
My company has some rockin’ benefits. They make personal finance coaches available to employees to cover a range of topics, including debt reduction, budgeting, saving, retirement planning, insurance, and portfolio management.
I’ve been with my company for just over a year and a participant in the 401k plan for about 12 months. I have been buying [...]
by mapgirl on August 29, 2007
Journey2Retirement has a very personal cautionary tale about rolling over a 401K plan into your new employer’s plan. I thought this was a very important article about doing your due diligence before going to a new company. My additional tip is that you usually have 90 days to take a rollover withdrawl from your old [...]
by mapgirl on August 15, 2007
One single thought and one only:
“Damn, I hope it stays low till my 401k contribution kicks in from Friday’s paycheck.”
Nope. When I see a market go down, I think one thing only. “Time to buy!”
That’s really the only thought to have.
Don’t panic if you’re under 60. There is plen-TEE of time for the market to [...]
by mapgirl on May 17, 2007
Dong left a comment yesterday about my fortitude in staying 100% in stocks. However, I think I better clarify that.
I am in 100% stock investments via 8 different mutual funds in 2 different accounts and about 5 or 6 stocks for dabbling in active investing and learning about stocks. Let’s just say the latter shows [...]
by mapgirl on January 26, 2007
JD weighs in on index funds. Read the Dowie article link. It’s absolutely incredible reading. I used to work at the place that brought MPT research to many a CFA at these institutions charging high fees. I think that’s part of the reason why I’m not really crazy about most mutual funds. It’s all the [...]
by mapgirl on January 25, 2007
Jim is letting me guest blog for him today. Check it out!
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