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April 28, 2008 |
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We hear the question quite often
from clients and other investors. “Is this a good time to get into the market?”
You might think any good financial advisor could answer that question without
breaking a sweat. But the question isn’t as simple as it might seem.
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April 22, 2008 |
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A decade ago, when the U.S. stock market was in its glory years,
successful investing seemed no more difficult than loading up on hot
technology stocks. It seemed that the United States was boldly leading
the world into a grand future.
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March 11, 2008 |
By Paul Merriman
Sometimes the most powerful wisdom comes in compact packages. A great
quotation can sum up a lifetime of experience in a few words, giving us
all valuable lessons. Sometimes a quote itself can tell the whole
story. But often the meaning must be teased out of it. Here are some of
my favorite examples.
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February 27, 2008 |
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Everybody’s a genius in a bull market, the old saying goes, but a bear market creates fear, uncertainty and costly mistakes.
The conventional definition of a bear market is a decline in prices of 20 percent or more, lasting at least two months. Whether Wall Street is in a bear market right now depends on what is being measured. But there’s no question this market has unsettled many investors.
Here are 10 ways to avoid permanent losses and crash-proof your portfolio ...
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February 08, 2008 |
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Many people are feeling beaten up by the stock market over the past few
months, and I’m often asked for market commentary. What do I think is
happening? When will things get better? Should I get out now before
things get worse? What’s the right thing to do?
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January 31, 2008 |
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By Dennis Tilley
Director of Alternative Investments
Do commodities have a rightful place in a broadly
diversified portfolio? The obvious answer seems to be yes, they do. However,
after a lot of careful study and thought we have concluded that the right
answer is still no, they don’t.
Commodity prices across the board are at all time
highs. Experts say the world is running
out of natural resources and that production will not keep up with the rising
demand from fast growing emerging economies.
From a portfolio point of view, commodities also have
attractive characteristics. While
commodity prices are quite volatile, they tend to zig and zag independently of
stock and bond prices. Due to the
uncorrelated price movements, adding a small amount of commodity exposure can
actually lower overall portfolio risk
for a given expected return.
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August 24, 2009 |
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Right now real estate seems to be in the doghouse. Home prices are hurting, as are millions of mortgagees (to say nothing of investors) snared by the subprime real estate mess. After a series of stunningly great years, the Dow Jones Wilshire REIT Index lost 17.6 percent in 2007 and another 39.2 percent in 2008.
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December 05, 2007 |
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At our workshops, we do our best to present some of the finest investing material you’ll find anywhere. But sometimes, one-on-one help is really what is needed.
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November 08, 2007 |
Proper asset diversification makes more difference than anything else investors can do. But it's a daunting task when you're just starting out with little money. In this article Paul Merriman describes a step-by-step plan for doing it right. Editor's note: This article, first published in 2002, was
updated in January 2008.
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November 07, 2007 |
Good news! You have just had an unexpected windfall of $300,000, exactly the amount you still owe on your mortgage. Do you know what you would do? Would you rush to pay off your mortgage with your new-found cash, or would you keep your mortgage and invest the cash?
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