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How to Find Lost Pension Plans and 401k Accounts

by November 5, 2012

Keeping up with all of the benefits and perks you have received at your jobs over the years can be a paperwork hassle. You are constantly sorting out your account statements from your junk mail, hoping you don’t miss one and send it to the shredder. Not to mention keeping all of this old paperwork [...]

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Are You Ready for Higher Inflation?

by Kevin Mercadante November 2, 2012

Inflation has been quiet for a very long time. In fact, other than periodic spikes in energy prices, inflation has been more a matter of speculation than reality. Prices have generally tended to be predictable and that’s been a benefit to both consumers and businesses. But there some signs that inflation may be about to [...]

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Hidden Brokerage and Investing Fees

by November 1, 2012

Getting your retirement savings kicked off is a fantastic move and one you should be excited about. But just because you’ve made a great decision doesn’t mean you should rush into a poor one by opening a brokerage account with a broker that is going to surprise you with a lot of hidden and expensive [...]

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Unexpected Rental Property Expenses – Make Your Rental Profitable

by Emily Guy Birken October 30, 2012

My husband and I started thinking about purchasing a rental property when the house across the street from us took forever to sell. The price was something we could afford, and the interest rates are very low right now, so becoming landlords seemed like a great way to invest some of our savings. Though that [...]

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What Effect will the Election have on the Stock Market?

by Kevin Mercadante October 29, 2012

With the election just days away many investors might be anxious in anticipation of an outcome that will give some insight as to where the stock market is heading. A re-election of Barrack Obama might remove the uncertainties that a new president will bring. The election of Mitt Romney, on the other hand, might eliminate [...]

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Personal Capital Review – Free Online Financial & Portfolio Management

by October 17, 2012

Investing can be tricky. I’m not referring to advanced investment strategies, binary trading, and things like derivatives, which virtually no one understands. Investing can be tricky even if your investment portfolio holds nothing more than a sampling of index funds, bonds, and handful of individual stocks. Taken by themselves, each of these investments is easy [...]

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Disadvantages of Target Date Retirement Funds

by October 3, 2012

Saving for retirement means jumping into a dictionary’s worth of acronyms, account designations, and Internal Revenue Service rules. Keeping all of that straight while also enjoying your day-to-day life can be very challenging. When faced with the option of selecting multiple mutual funds from potentially thousands of options, many investors choose to put off the [...]

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