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Five Common Retirement Planning Mistakes

It is difficult to create an effective investment plan without first targeting a specific dollar amount and recognizing how much time you have to pursue that goal.   Only 14% of American workers say they are “very confident” they will have enough money to live comfortably throughout retirement. 1 To help reduce such uncertainty from [...]

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Bond Market Outlook: Points to Ponder

It is helpful to weigh both the benefits and risks associated with bonds and other investments. During the past decade, many long-term fundamentals of investing have been turned upside down and one example is the performance of U.S. stocks compared with bonds. Over longer time periods, such as 20 or 30 years, stocks exhibited higher [...]

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The Purpose of the 5 Market Indicators

Dear Clients & Advisors, In my opinion calling the Market crazy in the last two months is bit of an understatement. As I am sure you have noticed volatility has expanded radically since we broke below the 1250 support level on the S&P 500 on 8/3/2011. To put this in prospective, the average daily movement [...]

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Three Keys to Surviving Market Turbulence

photo credit: kenteegardin When confronted with any adverse market event — whether it is a one-day blip, a more lengthy market correction (a decline of between 10% to 20%), or a prolonged bear market (a decline of more than 20%) — take time to review your portfolio. Most stock market investors are looking for the [...]

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