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October 29, 2007 |
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For many American investors – perhaps the majority – the 401(k) plan (and its near-clones for non-profit organizations) has become the mainstay of retirement savings. It’s not hard to see why. These plans combine tax advantages with automatic savings and in many cases the incentive of matching funds from employers. Editor's note: This article, first published in 2002, was updated in October 2007.
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September 26, 2000 |
A popular topic at our investment workshops is a list of the biggest mistakes investors make. In this article Paul Merriman tells how to recognize them and how to avoid them.
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November 15, 2006 |
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Sometimes the way to get ahead is to do what other people don't do. Though that is easier said than done, it's a key to successful investing, as Paul Merriman describes in this article.
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July 06, 2001 |
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Of all the products offered to investors, few are more controversial than variable annuities. The conventional wisdom is that variable annuities are sold, not bought. In other words, if there were no annuity salespeople, investors wouldn’t buy them.
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September 30, 2005 |
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For many years Paul Merriman has been telling investors to “just say no” to buying load funds. Predictably, this message is quite unpopular among people who earn commissions selling such funds. In this article, Paul responds to an unhappy financial planner.
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July 27, 2006 |
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Investors by the millions were startled -- many were shocked -- by the market's sudden plunge in the spring of 2006. In this article, Paul Merriman uses data back to 1970 to show that losing money, at least temporarily, is a sure thing.
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May 04, 2006 |
One of the most important things we do for clients is make sure they have realistic expectations. In this article Paul Merriman draws on 36 years of data to explore the most fundamental equation of investing: the tradeoff of risk vs. reward.
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July 06, 2000 |
In this article I'd like to focus on some of the psychological facets of investing and inquire into what it takes for somebody to be a successful long-term investor.
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May 05, 2009 |
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Most investors' money is concentrated in the stocks of large companies. As Richard Buck points out in this article, that means a lot of people leave a lot of money on the table. Included are eight dramatic charts you have probably never seen.
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July 24, 2007 |
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Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have produced high returns over the last seven years, leading to some false expectations and misunderstandings.
If you’re not really sure what a REIT is, welcome to the club. Fortunately, they aren’t mysteriously complex.
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