Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Jim is letting me guest blog for him today. Check it out!
Welcome readers of Blueprint for Prosperity! Thanks for stopping by!
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