Posted May 20, 2009 - 14:16 by Silicon Valley Blogger
Investment
The stock market has experienced an unbelievable slump from a high of around 14,000 in the Dow Jones index sometime in 2007 all the way down to 8,000 last I checked. So as an investor, it's easy to fret over our portfolios especially when we hear a lot of investment "experts" declaring the "death" of the buy and hold strategy. Is it time to start listening to the critics of long term investing who are just now crawling out of the woodwork?
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Posted October 27, 2008 - 04:24 by Philip Brewer
Personal Finance
The conventional reason for investing in the stock market--perhaps offered with a bit less confidence now that we're in the midst of a stock market crash--is, "It offers higher returns." But that gets us ahead of ourselves. We can learn a lot by taking a couple of steps back and looking first at our financial goals.
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Posted October 9, 2008 - 22:25 by Xin Lu
Personal Finance, Investment
With the recent upheaval in the financial markets, many individual investors are feeling the pain of shrinking investment accounts. In fact, over $2 trillion dollars have been wiped out from retirement accounts in the past 15 months. One of my friends says that it seems that every bit of money he contributes into his 401k is gone by the next statement. I understand how he feels, but I believe that young investors should try not to panic in these turbulent times and "stay the course" with their investments.
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Posted February 14, 2008 - 05:23 by Julie Rains
Investment
"Mommy, where do stocks come from?" I guess you could say that a stock starts with an idea or a gleam in a business owner's eye...
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Posted August 15, 2007 - 03:21 by Philip Brewer
Investment
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.
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