How to Use Financial Indexes as Investment Benchmarks
Success in life is often times about perspective, and this truth follows suit in the investing realm as well. The performance of your investments can be deemed good, acceptable or poor, depending upon the performance of the funds around you. This is where benchmarking plays its role. Benchmarking provides a common way to assess the […]
A Readiness Check for the Do-It-Yourself Investor
Investing isn’t something you throw together at the last minute. It takes thoughtful research, planning and monitoring to successfully invest and grow your assets. That’s why we’ve put together several simple questions to help you create an investment plan. The first, of course, is: what is the purpose of your investments? Having a main goal […]
Are You Gambling or Investing?
We’ve all heard the old adage that investing in the market is the same thing as gambling. America’s #1 wagering event is the Super Bowl and, according to mint.com, $87.5 million worth of legal bets were placed at Nevada sports books on last year’s game. That sounds like a lot, until you read the next line. […]
New Rules for IRAs – What You Need to Know
This January brings with it some new rules taking effect to govern IRAs. According to a study funded by Green IRA, 41%, or 64.8 million households in the United States own an IRA, making it one of the most popular investing tools in the country. So how are the rules that govern IRAs going to change? […]
Post-Fiscal Cliff Investing: Proceed with Caution
With the economy looking less hostile by the day, many former investors are dusting off their savings accounts and looking for ways to get their money back into the market. Be it in stocks, bonds, treasuries, real estate, currencies, commodities, options, and so on, the end of negotiations over the fiscal cliff presents a solid opportunity […]
Investment Behaviors Smart Investors Avoid
If you have an eye toward increasing your net worth, you’re most likely an investor. Sure, you may not be the next Warren Buffet, but you understand that putting at least some money into the stock market — coupled, of course, with the purchase of a less risky retirement income product — just makes good […]
7 Questions to Ask before Investing
Making investment decisions isn’t easy, especially if you are just entering the game. When trying to find your way through the maize of investment options available today, there are some critical questions that you must answer concerning a lot of details that many people don’t think about until it’s too late. So, if you want to avoid the eternal […]
Top Tips for Mistake-Free Investing
Have you ever found yourself watching MarketWatch, CNBC or CNN and feeling the need to immediately make an investment decision based on emotional or personality-driven thoughts or characteristics? If yes, you’re not alone. According to a recent global survey by Barclays Wealth, a large percentage of wealthy investors not only realize their tendency to make decisions […]