September 6th, 2006 by mmarquit
Your retirement planning should include stock investments. Whether they are in a mutual fund, or whether they are individual stocks, it is important that some part of your retirement portfolio include stock investments. The general rule is that when you are younger, more stocks are better, since they are more volatile and you have the [...]
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August 9th, 2006 by mmarquit
Some people are finding that, instead of using more traditional retirement plans like IRAs and 401(k)s, investing in real estate can help them save up for retirement. All retirement plans require investing, but, as with all investments, there is always risk. However, real estate investments seldom lose value. Rather, they more often gain. So, instead [...]
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June 26th, 2006 by jhampton
When considering retirement planning most investors are unable to discern their basic needs. This forces them to employ the services of retirement planners and investment strategists.
Unfortunately, there are very few of these professionals that are readily available for the average person to retain affordably.
When considering retirement and wealth planning, a wealth coaching professional is a [...]
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June 20th, 2006 by jhampton
Thanks to Target and Kroger, stocks are up today. Target announced today that they expect their earnings to be on the high end of their estimates.
Kroger saw a 5.8 percent increase in their share value. The number one grocery chain in the country out performed all estimates.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 28.33
points, [...]
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June 14th, 2006 by jhampton
Retirement planning is something that most people fail to accomplish until it’s almost time to retire. For those who wait it’s very rare that their retirement is ever very fruitful for them.
I recently read an article on MSN Money’s retirement site about ‘eternal’ work. Basically the average age of retirement is growing older because so [...]
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May 17th, 2006 by jhampton
Instead of just thinking about your retirement, begin to consider how you could effectively begin an investment plan for a family member. Is there someone in your family who needs a plan, but will never get one without your help?
I’m thinking of my parents, but you may have someone else in mind.
While it [...]
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