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For some reason, people automatically assume they need to get more conservative in their portfolio when they retire. It?s probably because they read it in a financial magazine somewhere that says all retirees should do it. but, times have changed. People are living longer, healthier lives than their parents did and your money needs to last a lot longer.
Your retirement could last for 2-4 decades and most people severely underestimate their retirement income needs. At the very least, you should maintain at least 30-40% of your money in stocks. …

whatda asked: So, if I intend to leave my current company in a year & move my 401K into another 401K or IRA option, does it make sense to just keep everything in a money market fund? Would I have to stay with the same funds for 5 or more years to reap any benefits from the stock market? thanks.Question posted courtesy of: Darlene
How should I invest my 401K if I intend to leave my current company after 1 year?

whatda asked: So, if I intend to leave my current company in a year & move my 401K into another 401K or IRA option, does it make sense to just keep everything in a money market fund? would I have to stay with the same funds for 5 or more years to reap any benefits from the stock market? thanks.Question posted courtesy of: Darlene
How should I invest my 401K if I intend to leave my current company after 1 year?

With the continued strong performance of the stock market despite weak job and housing markets, mutual fund companies saw another of capital inflows into their funds. last week, $8.9 billion in assets flowed into Wall Street, hoping to benefit from an increase in corporate profits.
However, it wasn’t just stock funds that benefited from the infusion of new funds; bond funds also saw their 11th consecutive week of net capital inflows. this is despite the fact that municipal bond funds continue to bleed money after the elimination of a subsidy program …

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During the last few years, the stock market has been very volatile. Volatility tends to cause heartburn for the individual investor as they watch the value of their portfolios fluctuate. Helplessness to control the roller coaster ride that is “The Market” causes investor inertia.
Baby Boomers are unsure of when or if they will ever be able to retire and retirees have had to return to the workforce to make additional contributions to their retirement assets. Investor cash has been sitting on the sidelines, parked in low yielding certificates of …

Risk-taking bulls have been stamping and snorting around the stock market, sending the Dow up more than 80% and the broader S&P 500 up more than 90% from their March 2009 lows. Meanwhile, individual investors have been ruminative, watching risk-takers win fame and fortune while they stand frozen like a bull in headlights.

Jonathan Burton’s Life Savings: Stock investors meet Ferdinand the bull

Paragon Wealth Management, a registered investment advisor firm in Utah, launched a new webcast series on Paragon TV and a new website, http://www.paragonwealth.com, this month.
“We hope the webcasts will be useful and informative,” said Ryan Garrett, Paragon’s Financial Advisor. “Each week we plan to discuss real issues that affect the stock market.”
Paragon’s wealth managers plan to post new webcasts weekly. The new Paragon TV has seven channels. each channel will include webcasts on topics such as wealth management, building wealth, money and politics, investing basics, tips on retirement, how current …

Perhaps the career title ‘Financial Planner’ needs a makeover. for some, these words do not inspire or generate passion but, to the contrary, elements of a career in financial planning can do just these things. with a range of financial planner courses and financial planner training available, a career in this sector can offer varied experiences, job satisfaction and demand and in some cases, impressive remuneration.
Today, more and more people and companies are investing in the stock market and this is giving rise to increased demand and competition for financial …