Posts Tagged ‘401k’

Certified Financial Planner Designation – What is it Worth?

{ Posted on Nov 03 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, certified financial planner, certified financial planner designation, CFP, Investing, Investing blog, Stocks, Uncategorized
For Financial Planners, the Certified Financial Planner Designation, or CFP for short, is one of the most important designations a financial planner can earn. The CFP designation is well known, and also presents an opportunity for financial planners to stand ...Read More »

Monthly Income Investments

{ Posted on Nov 02 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Investing, Investing blog, monthly dividend investments, monthly income investments, Uncategorized
As the markets become less certain, investors demand more certainty. One way to achieve certainty in an investment portfolio is to look for monthly income investments—investment products that provide cash flow each month. Finding available investments for monthly income can ...Read More »

Obama’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program

{ Posted on Oct 26 2011 by Z }
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Categories : 2011 student loan reform, 2012 student loan reform, All, Economy, Investing blog, obama student loan program, student loan debt forgiveness, student loan program, student loan reduction, Uncategorized
The country wants to know–how will Obama’s student loan program affect student loan payments? We have answers. Obama’s recently announced changes to student loans in 2011 and 2012 are sure to make more than a few student loan borrowers very ...Read More »

Choosing a Stockbroker

{ Posted on Oct 25 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, choosing a stockbroker, Investing blog, online discount brokers, stockbrokers, Stocks, Uncategorized
Investors have more choice than ever in how they go about investing in the stock market. Among the most important decisions an investor will make, choosing a stockbroker is by far one of the most important. Now that investors can ...Read More »

Free Cash Flow

{ Posted on Oct 22 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, cash-flow, FCF, free cash flow, Investing, Investing blog, Stocks, Uncategorized
Investors tend to stick with price-to-earnings ratios, or return on equity calculations to see how their favorite firms are performing. But earnings can be easy to manipulate, and any calculation gleaned from net earnings might not give investors a real ...Read More »

HILO – EGShares’ ETF Seeks to Calm Investor Fears

{ Posted on Oct 16 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Dividends, Economy, egshares, Emerging Markets, HILO, hilo etf, Investing, Investing blog, Stocks, Uncategorized
EGShares is a relatively new entrant to the exchange-traded fund industry, but a new fund from the company could prove to be invaluable to long-term investors. The EGShares HILO exchange-traded fund has a very noble goal—increase the yield available to ...Read More »

How Many Jobs Does the US Need to End Recession?

{ Posted on Oct 12 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Economy, Investing blog, Uncategorized
With Wall Street always unhappy about the jobless recovery, one has to wonder how many more jobs does the US need to end the recession? According to the Wall Street journal, it would take some 6.6 million new jobs to ...Read More »

Dollar-Cost Averaging

{ Posted on Oct 10 2011 by Z }
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Dollar cost averaging is one of the most respected investment perspectives in all of personal finance. In dollar cost averaging, an investor makes routine, ordinary investments in their favorite stocks, bonds, or other portfolio assets. Dollar cost averaging is particularly ...Read More »

Monthly Debit Card Fees

{ Posted on Oct 03 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Business, debit card fees, fees for debit cards, Investing blog, monthly debit card fees, Uncategorized
A new policy enacted by the Federal Reserve sought to remove the burden of debit card fees on small business owners. Previously, banks were free to set their own debit card swipe fees, which often cost businesses as much as ...Read More »

US Recession in 2012?

{ Posted on Oct 01 2011 by Z }
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Categories : All, Economy, Investing blog, Uncategorized, us recession, us recession 2012
It seems that everyone is predicting a US recession in 2012. Due to the slowdown in Europe, concerns over growing national debt figures, and a jobless recovery in place, the prospect of a new US recession in 2012 looks probable. ...Read More »
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