Tag: principles
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April 19, 2017
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://www.businessinsider.com/laura-vanderkam-power-hour-productivity-2016-10 Laura Vanderkam the author of this video argues that we should consciously spend time on the parts of our job that initially drew us to our job in the beginning. To do more of the things you love, you must recognize that certain aspects…
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April 12, 2017
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://www.investopedia.com/university/peratio/ Investors often want to compare how the share price of one company compares to that of another. But just looking at the stock price is like comparing apples to oranges since companies have different numbers of shares outstanding, and even if they had the…
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April 5, 2017
Items in italics are direct quotes from the articles below http://www.investopedia.com/investing/when-interest-rates-rise-best-investment-strategies/ In December 2016, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised interest rates for the first time in a year, and then raised them again in March 2017. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated that the Fed could raise interest rates even further later this…
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March 29, 2017
http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/the-awful-truth-about-getting-rich-that-no-one-wants-to-hear.html Many people want to be incredibly wealthy. (How you define “incredibly wealthy” is of course up to you–my “incredibly wealthy” may seem like pocket change to Floyd Mayweather, Jr.) Many people don’t hope to achieve that goal…but many people do. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But you will never become incredibly wealthy…
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March 22, 2017
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/070115/3-secrets-you-didnt-know-about-estate-planning.asp Estate planning is complicated, which is why it’s highly recommended that investors seek an experienced financial advisor and/or attorney to help sort everything out. The three estate planning secrets below will help investors stay on the right path. (For more, see: Estate Planning: Introduction. The three secrets to know is avoid disinheriting children, divorce…
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March 15, 2017
http://www.investopedia.com/news/rich-get-richer-savers-lose-1-trillion/ America’s Gilded Age in the late nineteenth century was famous for industrialists who amassed unimaginable wealth — such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt – and also for the era’s startling poverty. The U.S. is seeing something like that today. The booming stock market, up three-fold since the financial crisis, is…
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March 8, 2017
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-no-1-financial-regret-of-older-americans-2016-05-17 Most Americans are filled with regrets — financial regrets. Fully three in four, in fact, admit they harbor financial regrets, according to a survey of more than 1,000 adults by Bankrate.com. Their biggest regret: not saving for retirement early enough (nearly one in five Americans put this in the No. 1 spot). What’s more,…
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March 1, 2017
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-timeless-investing-principles-made-warren-buffett-rich-2016-06-02 Warren Buffett distills investment success into three words — “margin of safety” — and tells investors to take one of two approaches: either focus on value or buy an index fund. Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha,” has been steadfastly giving such advice for decades, through calm and choppy markets alike. In fact, 20 years…
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February 15, 2017
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financialcareers/07/portfolio_manager.asp One of the most coveted careers in the financial industry is that of the portfolio manager. Portfolio managers work with a team of analysts and researchers, and are ultimately responsible for making the final investment decisions for a fund – or asset-management vehicle. While a portfolio manager is a position that a person must…
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