An increasing number of today’s workers are confident they’re headed toward a secure, comfortable retirement. But how they feel about their future is far different from how prepared they are. That was the main finding from
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In the upcoming April issue, we suggest "How SMI Readers Can Reduce the Risk of Investing in Gold." In short, we compare the virtues of using the gold component in our Optional Inflation Hedges portfolio (where the shares
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This week's picks for the best in personal finance from around the web.
The gray jobs enigma (NY Times). More on the disconnect between the intention to work in later life and the reality that relatively few retirees
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We're busily writing the April issue, but I didn't want the occasion of the bull market entering its sixth year to pass by unmentioned this week. The current bull began on March 10, 2009 — hard to believe it's been five
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We often talk about the importance of having an investment plan, preferably a written plan. It’s always a good idea, but especially so during times of volatility when our emotions can get the best of us. If you regularly
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Mark's post from last week, Amateur Market Timing May Cost More Than You Think, was spot on. I'm here to point out it's not only "amateur' market-timing that falls short. So does the professional version. You may be
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This week's picks for the best in personal finance from around the web.
4 potential killers lurk as bull market hits 5 (USA TODAY). Birthdays, even for bull markets, are a good time for reflection.
Wall Street reaction
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Last week, Austin wrote about the incredible run biotech has been on and how it has propelled Sound Mind Investing's Sector Rotation strategy to fantastic profits over the past two years. In that post, he linked to
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In the world of personal finance, there’s no end to the number of confusing, contradictory, and misleading messages about investing. One site that I generally like but that is also the “poster site” for conflicting
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Yesterday, Austin quoted Warren Buffett saying, "Sir Isaac might well have gone on to discover the Fourth Law of Motion: For investors as a whole, returns decrease as motion increases." This idea that investors cost
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