Are Variable Annuities A Good Investment For Retirement? – NOT!
While commonly used and ostensibly for retirement, consumers should be very careful when considering variable annuities, which are a form of life insurance with securities investment aspects.
Stock Market Fundamentals
Often the most predictable trading strategy can be a “buy it right” approach similar to that used by those who’ve found riches by investing in real estate, buying property on the cheap, and collecting rent until the market got hot.
Agent X: Security Bits & Bytes
From now until the end of the Holiday shopping season the criminal element is on overtime working to steal your data and money.
Income Ideas For Retirement Portfolios
Finding decent retirement income these days can be a real chore. Interest rates are down, Social Security’s on the ropes, and medical and other retirement costs are going up much faster than regular inflation.
A Word from Jeff: Investing Choices
Investors building retirement portfolios have many choices. They can consider stocks and bonds, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, real estate investment trusts, an index fund, mutual funds, and many others as they look to build a diversified portfolio using asset allocation. Annuities, whole life, and other insurance company products can add to the mix.
America’s Broken Financial Advisor Promise – What’s Wrong with the CFP Board & Why You’d Better Check Twice Before Trusting A Certified Financial Planner
Consumers making or receiving phone calls about personal finance to get help with financial goals should be prepared to ask at least one of these important questions…
Are Dividend Stocks Now Better Than Bonds? Are Stocks And Dividend Mutual Funds The Best Way To Invest Retirement Money After Retirement?
Investors building retirement portfolios have many choices and this can get very confusing.
Death of Spouse Checklist and Pre-Planning Guidelines
The death of a spouse, besides being emotionally devastating for the surviving spouse and family members, can prompt many troubling financial questions.
Camarda: Proud to be a DFA Advisor!
For decades, mutual funds run by Dimensional Fund Advisors have been the forbidden fruit for do-it-yourself investors. They were top performers …