Posts Tagged ‘stock-market’

Before I begin my net worth review, I would like to point out that Larry Swedroe recently published The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll Ever Need.  The book got several great reviews on Amazon.com and my copy is on order.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to share some insight from the book with you soon.
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Originally, I was simply going to announce the official launch of Tip’d (a community for financial news, ideas, and tips), but then I got the idea to write about a few more sites that I found useful for finding financial news and articles.  So here they are, 8 sites to find financial news and articles.
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The DOW is down at 8,000 level from its peak at 14,000 level.  The daily ups and downs is so extreme that the index can move over 100 points in just a few minutes.  This can make any investor — new or experienced — nervous and doubtful.

Should I get out of the stock market?
Should I [...]

Now that we know Obama is the next president, we can evaluate his proposal regarding 401k plan more closely.  If you recall from my last article, I didn’t like his proposal that would allow people to early withdraw from their retirement funds — i.e., 401k and IRA — without penalty (McCain’s plan was even worse). [...]

With the current economic crisis in full swing, it’s easy for us to fall into the recency bias trap.  In psychology, the recency effect is the tendency to remember more recent events or observations more vividly and give recent information more weight than historical information. Unfortunately, this recency bias could cause you to abandon your [...]

A friend of mine is hit hard by the 40% plus drop in his 401k and the daily gyration haven’t made it any easier.  He was seriously considering cashing out of his 401k and stop contributing altogether.  After a long conversation with him, I was able to explain to him why this was a bad [...]

In face of the current economic crisis, both Obama and McCain are proposing changes to the IRA and 401k rules hoping that it will help restore economic stability.  Although we usually take these retirement plans as certain, we are reminded that rules governing IRA and 401k are malleable and not set in stone.
Obama’s Proposal Versus [...]

My 401k dropped over 30% so far this year. It’s heart wrenching to see several years of diligent savings wiped away. There are many bloggers that are in the same boat — e.g., Gather Little By Little, Paid Twice, My Two Dollars, Blueprint, Bible Money Matters, Financial Nut, etc.  And it doesn’t take [...]

This is a guest post by Kevin of 20sMoney.com
There are plenty of people telling you to flee the stock market right now. There are also those in the crowd that says now is a great time to buy. If you have a very long-term perspective, I tend to agree with the latter. [...]

Last week, I wrote Introduction To Morningstar Style Box and thought it’s a good idea to start writing more introductory level articles about investing. Over the next few weeks, I am hoping that I could organize my Investing archive into an “Investing for Beginners Series” for your convenience. In this article, I’ll attempt to [...]