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Should You Manage Your Own Investments?

by Kevin Mercadante December 17, 2012

Do you ever entertain the thought of getting out of mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETF’s) to manage your own investments? That would mean picking your own stocks, creating your own portfolio allocations, and deciding when to buy and sell your investment positions. There are all kinds of books, programs, websites and investment experts [...]

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How Important is it to Start Funding Your Retirement Early?

by Kevin Mercadante December 5, 2012

When you’re in your 20s and early 30s, funding your retirement isn’t always a top priority. But it should be. If you can begin funding your retirement early you won’t have to worry about it nearly as much as you get older. And there are plenty of reasons why you’ll want to do this. Life [...]

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Should You Invest in Energy Stocks?

by Kevin Mercadante November 30, 2012

Energy stocks are one of those investments sectors that people mostly ignore, at least most of the time. But when energy prices take off, as they have done several times in the past few decades, the regret of why didn’t I see it coming sinks in deep. When energy stocks take off, they really take [...]

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How to Invest a Thousand Dollars Today

by November 28, 2012

My brother recently contacted me to ask how to invest a thousand dollars. He was thinking about opening a Roth IRA, but he wanted to know if that was the best place to put his money for the long term. I was happy to hear he wants to start a savings plan. It’s always a [...]

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Creating a Retirement Plan B – How to Retire with Little Savings

by Kevin Mercadante November 20, 2012

When most people think about retirement planning—or when financial experts give out advice on it—the main focus is on 401K’s, IRA’s and other formal retirement plans. But for many millions of people, there won’t be enough money put aside to afford a full blown retirement. Many Americans will be forced to retire with little savings. [...]

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Are Your Retirement Savings Average? Don’t Let Them Be!

by Miranda Marquit November 19, 2012

One of the scariest things when it comes to finances is being average. This is especially true when it comes to retirement planning. The reason average retirement planning is so scary is due to the fact that average retirement planning is so often inadequate. Let’s take a look at some retirement savings statistics. The numbers [...]

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How to Move Your Retirement Savings into High Gear

by Kevin Mercadante November 12, 2012

A lot of people aren’t nearly where they need to be when it comes to retirement savings. We all want a comfortable retirement when the time comes, but that will take money that we should be putting away now. Sometimes life gets in the way of our best intentions, and that’s a big reason why [...]

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