Posted October 19, 2008 - 03:09 by Nora Dunn
Achieving the right asset allocation can be like groping around in the dark (and not in a fun kind of way!) if you don’t know where to begin. This article will help you to determine the proper asset allocation for your money.
Posted July 7, 2008 - 13:25 by Philip Brewer
Nobody wants to be poor. It's a dangerous and constrained position to be in. But there are people out there (me, for instance) who are relatively happy to live at a fairly low standard of living. Choosing to live at a low standard of living means you don't need to earn as much money--which opens up a huge range of possibilities that ordinary people don't have. The way society is organized now, though, that's not a safe option.
Posted November 7, 2007 - 07:02 by Philip Brewer
This is the first Wise Bread post that I've been afraid to write. I've thought about it many times, but haven't even gotten as far as making notes until today, when I finally figured out why it was so tough: It's going to be wrong. Five years from now, there's going to be one investment that did better than any other. Every asset allocation, besides 100% that investment, will turn out to have been wrong. In the face of that, how should we go ahead and allocate our investment dollars?
Posted August 15, 2007 - 03:21 by Philip Brewer
Your 401(k) is not an investment. Neither is your IRA. Those are legal compartments for holding investments. Your investments are the mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and so on that you've bought. The compartments are where you keep your investments. The distinction makes a difference. When you decide where to invest your money--what investments to buy--you should ignore the compartments. Deciding what compartment to use for each individual investment should come later.Have more to say? Join the discussions at Wise Bread's Finance and Frugality Forums.
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