If you talk with 10 different investment advisors, they?ll all have their own opinion as to what they think is the best way to invest. some prefer actively managed investments. some prefer passively managed investments. some advisors like me prefer a 3-tier combination of actively and passively managed investments called a ?Skill-Weighted? portfolio. the point is – you need to do some homework and figure out what strategy resonates with you.
Since neither active management nor passive management has superior performance in all market environments or asset classes (large cap, small …

NEW YORK — ask the people who invest billions for a living to name their favorite picks for 2012 and you’ll get a smorgasbord worthy of a holiday party: Brazilian stocks, U.S. junk bonds, and government debt from Colombia. ask them what they dislike and they’ll name one of the top-performing investments this year: U.S. government bonds.
Investors can rattle off a long list of reasons to avoid Treasurys. they pay next to nothing and are bound to plunge in value whenever interest rates begin climbing from their historically low levels. …

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Q: how much money can I contribute to my 401(k) retirement plan at work? how much can I contribute to an IRA? I am paid a salary at my primary job, and I also work as an independent contractor. Can I contribute to my employer-provided 401(k) and also contribute self-employment income to a solo 401(k)?
a: your questions highlight some important but often misunderstood facts about 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
More workers are gaining awareness of the need to save for their own retirement. Companies that once …

Savers, like Kevin and Valerie Tibbetts (pictured), face a new blow with the closure of National Savings & Investments’ popular index-linked savings certificates.
As National Savings halts index-linked certificates, what are the alternatives?

Administrators of Microsoft’s 401(k) Plan are really working hard lately to reengineer the program for the benefit of employees.
Earlier this year, the Plan announced replacement of Fidelity Overseas (FOSFX) with Russell International Growth Account, a “separately managed account”, or SMA, that is exclusively created for the Microsoft Plan, and managed by Russell Investments using three separate managers, currently Hansberger Global Investors, Neuberger Berman and UBS Global Asset Management.
According to the Plan Administrators, Fidelity Overseas was removed as an investment option due to concerns about fund?s investment process and performance, the …

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Retirement Planning Tip #77

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