Archive for 'Investing'
Who is Diversification Supposed to Protect?
This is a guest post from Mariusz Skonieczny, founder and president of Classic Value Investors, LLC, an investment management company. He is also the author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market The [...]
Full StoryGold Source America Review – Is It Right for You?
Investment experts have been touting the value of adding gold to your portfolio for some time now. In this Gold Source America review we’ll look into the company and what it has to offer savvy investors. Gold serves as an excellent hedge against declines in the stock market and many advisors recommend keeping at least [...]
Full StoryNo Risk Investor Review
Imagine earning investment returns as high as 16% to 50% guaranteed! Sound too good to be true? No Risk Investor, an exciting new program, shows you how to achieve your financial goals. In this No Risk Investor review we’ll give you the details on the program and tell you whether it’s worth it. No Risk [...]
Full StoryHow Basketball Star Antoine Walker Blew Through $110 Million
Over the course of 13 seasons in the NBA, basketball star Antoine Walker of the Boston Celtics made a mind-numbing $110 million. Now Walker is practically broke. How did a renowned star blow through so much money in such a short time? ESPN’s interview with Walker provides the sad story. Walker’s outsized spending was legendary [...]
Full StoryAn Easy Way to Double Your Short-Term CD Rates
There is an interesting post over at My Money Blog about the Ally Bank 5-year Certificate of Deposit and how you can profit from it. If you have been looking into CDs you will have noticed that the longer the CD, the higher the rate offered. Ally’s 1-year CD currently pays 1.54% APY whereas the [...]
Full StoryIs The Dow at 11,000 a Market Peak?
While the Dow Jones Industrial Average flirts with the 11,000 mark, an increasing number of signs are pointing to potential trouble ahead. The markets have been on an incredible run over the last year with the Dow up more than 60 percent from its lows 12 months ago and the Nasdaq up a whopping 90 [...]
Full StoryYou Can Still Get 2.00% for Your Savings
If you are looking for more yield in your savings account, there is hope. According to Bankaholic, the best savings account in the country pays 2.00% APY. While that won’t make anyone rich overnight, it’s a lot better than the close-to-zero rates many consumers are currently seeing in their savings accounts. The best savings rate [...]
Full StoryWhen Is It Really The Best Time to Buy A House?
If you talk to any real estate agent you’ll hear the same mantra: it’s a great time to buy a home. Realtors said it in 2001 when home prices were climbing steadily, they said it when prices peaked in 2005, and they continue to say it today. So what’s the real answer? There a couple [...]
Full StoryProvident Bank Offers Great Checking Account Interest Rate
If you have been looking at your checking account or money market statements recently you may have noticed an eye-opening number: zero. That’s the yield that many banks are offering to checking or money market customers – yes, that’s a 0.0% return for giving your money to the bank. One of the best checking account [...]
Full Story70% of Elderly Can't Afford to Retire – Don't Be One of Them
If you’ve been looking forward to age 65 as a time when you can finally sit back and relax, think again. A new survey from Career Builder reveals that more than seven in ten workers over the age of 60 who are pushing back retirement plans are doing so because they can’t afford their retirement. [...]
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