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Don’t Be Too Safe with Your Money

Don’t be too safe with your money. Those who were, pulled money out of their retirement funds and reinvested it after the crisis, missing more than 2[...] read more »
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Nine Reasons Why Buy-and-Hold Can Never Work

Millions of investors let their inflated stock portfolios persuade them to spend far more money than their long-term financial situations can support[...] read more »
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Investing in Volatile Markets

Volatile markets settle in unhappy places--look at the large stock slides in 2000-2002 and again in 2007-2009--we’re at just such a point again now. read more »
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Three Dividend Plays For An Up Market

With the VIX seeming to find stability in the low to mid thirties, one of the few things we can predict with a high degree of certainty is that a vol[...] read more »
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U.S. Stock Futures See-Saw Ahead of the Open

U.S. stock futures are see-sawing ahead of the open today. Earlier, concern about Greece and German economic data helped send U.S. stock futures lowe[...] read more »
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Eurozone Woes Cross the Atlantic to Sink TSX

This morning, as the eurozone bailout plan began to fall apart, the S&P/TSX opened down 338 points. That's pretty substantial. And it means that you[...] read more »
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Are Those Long Term Capital Gains, or Short Term Gains?

As you make the decision about whether or not to sell a stock, it can help to consider whether or not your gains are considered long term or short te[...] read more »
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Cash-Rich Companies: M&A, Buybacks or Dividends?

Companies look for things to do with their cash, since they’d rather put it to work investing in the company than sitting in Treasury bonds at really[...] read more »
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What is DRIP Investing and How Can it Grow Your Wealth?

We hear how dividends can grow your wealth. One way this is done is through a dividend reinvestment plan. But what is a DRIP and how exactly can it g[...] read more »
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Investing Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

Can we really “beat the market” in stocks? s that really possible? Can we all earn higher returns at lower risk? Where does the money come from? read more »
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Have You Thought about Dividend REITs?

A reasonable amount of diversity in your dividend portfolio is desirable if you want to improve your overall performance, and see some safety. One wa[...] read more »
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Risk-Free Stock Investing?

There are circumstances in which stocks are a less risky than CDs for those willing to take valuations into consideration when buying stocks. read more »
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Regardless of the risks, it can be a good idea to take advantage of your employee stock purchase plan. It can be a fantastic return on your investmen[...] read more »
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Building a Winning Dividend Portfolio: What to Look For

When it comes to building a winning dividend portfolio, you want to put together something that is likely to last for the long term. This is especial[...] read more »
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All Studies That Support Buy-and-Hold Are Analytically Invalid

Valuation-Informed Indexing offers greater promise of stock market gains than buy-and-hold since it displays much less risk... read more »
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