Investing is a marathon, not a sprint. Here’s how to invest long-term. When you picture investing, what comes to mind? For most people, it’s the rapid-fire sprint portrayed in Hollywood movies. The thing is, Hollywood isn’t real life, and investing is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. You only see the magic of compounding over […]
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Cash isn’t just for your savings account! Here’s a look at how to invest cash and make it work for you. When you think of investing, you probably think of stocks. You know, the vague, intangible thing that’s synonymous with Wall Street and will theoretically earn you money over time. But the truth is, there’s […]
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There are a lot of great reasons to invest in alternative investments. Here’s why it’s time to make them a part of your portfolio. Did you know that the average institutional investor has up to 30% of their portfolio in assets beyond stocks, bonds, and mutual funds? In other words, only about 70% of their […]
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Considering alternative investments for retirement? Here’s what you need to know before you get started. While there are a lot of strategies out there to invest for your golden years, they often come back to the same central tenet: take more risks when you’re young and taper down on risk as you get older. But […]
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Do you have enough to retire in comfort? Here’s how to calculate it and how to invest for retirement the smart way. Americans aren’t as confident about our retirement as we would like to be. Nearly two-thirds of 40-somethings have less than $100,000 in their retirement accounts, 28% of 60-somethings have less than $50,000, and […]
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Thinking of getting started with investing in 2021? Now is the time to get started. After all, there are only two (legal) ways to earn money in this life: earning money through your job and growing the money you have through investing. That’s a big deal, considering that most Americans are extremely vulnerable to economic […]
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Since the first security of its kind was created in the early 1990s, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been among the most popular investment vehicles for investors from all walks of life. Need proof? As of 2018, there were nearly $4.7 trillion in assets under management in ETFs worldwide. Considering the fact that the global market […]
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Everything in the world is interrelated… or so we think. Non-correlated assets are assets that are differentiated in such a way that their value shifts differently than the broader market. Investing in non-correlated assets is a way to diversify your portfolio, protecting yourself as an investor from loss as the market swings. Also called “zero” […]
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You may not think too much about selling an investment asset when you first buy it. After all, you need it to accumulate value. But when you’re trying to get rid of an asset to capitalize on a moment or minimize a loss, liquidity should be the most important factor on your mind. And for […]
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