The coronavirus-induced stock market crash has created generational buying opportunities. This pandemic has given us lemons to make lemonade. Although some equities have rebounded from their March lows, there remain deals everywhere. If you play your cards right, you can score some serious steals. What follows is a win...
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Active fund managers dream of beating the market. Unfortunately, only a select few are successful. Should you then pay for active management or go with passive investing? What are some of the best large-cap growth index funds out there? If you use Fidelity®'s platform and prefer a passive strategy, we have a stellar large-cap gr...
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The stock market has been on collision course in recent weeks due mainly to the global spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Accordingly, we aligned our portfolio to help us weather this extreme period of volatility. Investors have witnessed steep stock market declines--drops not seen since the 2008 financial cri...
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A triple threat portfolio built for diversification, capital gains and income. Investing advisors usually require investing minimums, usually in the neighborhood of a few thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars. But what if you only have $1,000 stashed away somewhere in a checking account collecting dust? Can you really bu...
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Hey Wadler, good work on this post. I really need to get more into trading ETFs because right now my stock market involvement is o... Read More
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Sorry for the delay in replying. I really appreciate your comment! I used to be a strict index fund investor myself. Bu... Read More
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The 2020 tax filing season is upon us. For those who are expecting a refund check from Uncle Sam, this is a welcoming time of the year. For others who may owe the IRS, this is one of the more stressful time of the year. If you are one of millions of Americans expecting a refund check this year, you can brighten yo...
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I have always seen financial experts tell us how bad it is to get a return because it meant we gave the government a free loan. I... Read More
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Thank you for your contribution. It is true: getting a refund check means you gave the government more money than you needed to. T... Read More
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Happy New Year 2020! In 2019, almost every investing strategy worked: stocks, bonds, gold. The longest bull market in recent memory lives on! Most, if not all investors, made money in the stock market in 2019. But what if you could make even more money? Here are 5 bold investing moves to help you make even more money in 202...
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Your investment portfolio should include securities from all major asset classes for true diversification, including U.S. large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, and international equities, among others. How does the index fund investor pick a winning large-cap strategy? This 5-month investing experiment should provide som...
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To the patient and disciplined investor who stays the course during stock market storms: rejoice! Your pay month has arrived. December is usually considered a major dividend-paying month. Happy dividend-paying month! But what are dividends?
What are dividends? In a previous pos...
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An investing question that usually arises is, "How should I invest my IRA?" This question is as easy as it is complex; every investor has different individual objectives and needs. Once you have a basic understanding of the major investment asset classes, this question becomes easy to answer. This 6-fund portfolio not only diversify your...
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You don't need to know much or have a lot of money to start investing. You just need a basic understanding of the investing building blocks: stocks and mutual funds (exchange-traded funds and index funds). These are further divided into asset classes, which are the backbone of any investment portfolio. Here are the major as...
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Index funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks are 3 basic investment building blocks that can add significant value to your investment portfolio. Index funds and exchange-traded funds have many differences and similarities. This simple quiz will help you differentiate between the two. The index fund and ETF quiz composition The ind...
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You don't have to be rich or an expert to start investing and building long-lasting wealth. You can choose between hiring a robo advisor vs treading the course alone. In this post, I show you why you might want to fire your robo advisor and manage your own investments. Let's first understand what a robo advis...
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Introduction This post is an update to a previous post I created on March 11, 2019. In the beginning of March 2019, I decided to conduct a small investing experiment. I took Warren Buffett's investing advice, and purchased an index fund: the Fidelity 500 Index fund, FXAIX. At that time, the mutual fund was trading at a...
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Previously, I showed you how to diversify your portfolio with a seven-fund approach. In this article, I'm going to simplify investing even more. I will show you how to build wealth and diversify your portfolio with just a single total stock market fund! Total stock market index fund: a match made for diversification I previously...
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At first glance, investing may seem daunting. In this article, we introduce you to the S&P 500 index. If you are new to investing, this index may be all you need to know to start building wealth. What is the S&P 500? The S&P 500 index: a brief introduction When people talk about the U.S. stock market, the...
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As an investor, your investing approach should be twofold: maximize returns and minimize financial loss. Legendary investor Warren Buffet has two simple investing rules: Rule #1: Never lose money. Rule #2: Never forget rule #1. Maximizing returns and not losing money start with the allocation of funds in your inve...
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Make no mistake. Investing is the best way to build wealth and secure a brighter financial future. Traditional or Roth individual retirement accounts (IRA) are two important tax-advantaged accounts that can help you accomplish these two important things. For the newbie investor, it can be hard to select the right investments or secur...
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You don't need a lot of money to start investing. Neither do you require a lot of investing knowledge. You just need to know the bare fundamentals. We have created this simple investing quiz to help you assess your investing knowledge. Can you get the minimum passing score or better? Why an investing quiz We created t...
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Index funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks are 3 basic investment building blocks that can add significant value to your investment portfolio. In this article, we present them in a very clear manner to simplify investing. We outline some very interesting differences and similarities between the...
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Cash is trash! Investing it provides a far greater opportunity to build wealth, compared to other safe investments. Many people don't invest because they think it's hard and require a lot of money. Once you understand a few basic investing knowledge, you will come to realize that investing is not complicated or&nb...
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