It used to be fairly common to spend the bulk of one’s career working for a single company. This workplace model seemed almost like guaranteed employment, with a gold watch and defined-benefit pension waiting at the end.
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We frequently get e-mails from members who follow our Fund Upgrading strategy and wonder why the returns they’ve calculated for various trades don’t match the ones we report. Without fail, the issue has to do with their
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Much has been made of all the stress and strain education debt is inflicting on young college grads. But the fastest growing segment of the population with burdensome school debt isn’t the young. It’s borrowers who are
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Dow sets a record
“The optimist will say ‘of course things turned out okay.’ The pessimist will say ‘just you wait.’ The intelligent investor will say ‘it is what it is.’” — Josh Brown, blogger at The Reformed Broker,
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[In February], investors have enjoyed perfection: All four major averages have snagged consecutive new record highs and the S&P 500 has climbed for 12 of the last 14 sessions [as of February 22]. Interest rates remain low.
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The longer I’m involved with the markets the less I find myself paying attention to the daily, weekly or monthly gyrations. Some investors are able to watch every tick in the markets with complete indifference but it seems
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A long-time friend wrote to me recently, asking, in essence, the question in this article’s headline. On a high level, he knows SMI does something in the investment space. But as he’s become less satisfied with how his
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This week’s picks for the best investing and personal finance articles from around the web.
How investors underestimate how long they’ll live in retirement (Wall Street Journal). “Longevity risk” has an ironic sound to
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Much of our focus the first six weeks of this year has revolved around financial planning — specifically the MoneyGuidePro® offer recently extended to SMI Premium Members by SMI Advisory Services. The cover article of our
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If you want to know how things might turn out — whether trying a new restaurant or making a mid-life career change — ask those who’ve gone before you. That’s what The Wall Street Journal did recently to help pre-retirees
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