When does it make sense to be selling mutual funds? I dislike market drops as much as the next red-blooded capitalist. And maybe you should flush your fund…but if so, make sure you do for the right reason. And the right reasons are a byproduct of your mutual fund evaluation process. Here are some good […]
Investing Strategies
They don’t teach investing in school. It’s no wonder that so few of us really understand how investments work, what mutual funds are and how to select the right investments for our unique situation.
The following articles explain how the stock market, mutual funds, annuities,stocks and bonds work in plain English. They demystify investing and empower you to make better investing decisions for you and your family.
Should I Sell My Stock after It’s Lost 50%?
“Should I sell my stock?” That’s a question I hear often. Here’s an e-mail I recently received on this very question: Should I sell my stock & bonds? I’ve lost $7,000 lost in 10 years. That’s half the amount I invested. Should I buy gold with the $7,000? How would you respond? I told this […]
How to Make Really Smart Decisions to Take Less Risk
How can you make really smart decisions and take less risk ? Don’t get me wrong. Risk is a good thing. It keeps us motivated, focused and scared and allows us to experience a crazy rush from time to time. It’s what keeps us safe at night and helps those retirement accounts grow. It makes […]
Mutual Fund Evaluation Made Easy
When you make investments, which mutual fund evaluation process is best? Well…by the time you finish reading this, you’ll know a great place to start. It also works if you need to decide between ETFs versus mutual funds. This isn’t the only way to judge a fund and it’s certainly far from sufficient research to […]
How to Protect Your Investments Against Fraud
Are you doing what you should to protect your investments against fraud? Investments and fraud seem to go together these days like peanut butter and jelly. We may have seen yet another example of that last Friday with the scandal over at Goldman Sachs. The good old boys at Sachs have been accused of helping […]
Should You Be Worried about the Economy
The higher deficit, debt and interest rates don’t have to make you worried about the economy. Pilgrim Don in Arizona sent me an article published in the Wall Street Journal that outlines what they think the climate is going to look like for investors in the coming years. It reports that this year’s deficit […]