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With spending and investment portfolios declining in the midst of a household debt contraction our chances of going into recession are rising. Household spending fell in June for the third straight month; never in the past five decades has this happened outside of a slump. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index plunged 16.8 percent in 11 days, Continue reading Spending and Investments Decline, Chance of Recession Rises Andy Tobias, author of “The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need”, believes that after a certain point, it doesn’t help to know more about investing. Andy Tobias: If you’re using more complex strategies, that implies active trading. Transactions have costs. There are brokerage commissions. You have the spread. And then you have taxes if the trade’s not Continue reading At Some Point It Doesn’t Pay to Learn More About Investing: Andy Tobias The forecast for inflation is a topic of considerable debate, partly because it has important investment implications, and partly because forecasts range from expectations of high inflation to Japan-style deflation. Few firms have as much interest ininflation as PIMCO because of the effect of inflation on the valuation of its portfolio. Mihir Worah, managing director and head Continue reading The Inflation Outlook and How It Should Influence Your Investments Turning debt into wealth is easy, right? Here are some of the tools the rich use to help with their wealth creation: Budgeting Tools: Yes, believe it or not, wealthy people budget. They may not budget the same way other people do, but they know exactly where there money is coming and exactly where it is Continue reading Debt to Wealth: Tools You Can Use Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time. People want to know Warren’s thoughts about investing topics – and for good reason. Here are some of Warren’s thoughts about investing: Investing Read and think before you invest. Read everything on investing you can get your hands on and fill up your mind with various Continue reading Warren Buffett on Investing The concept of risk is inherent in life – it affects just about everything we do that makes up our “lifestyle”. Most certainly risk affects our investing. It also affects how we manage our career. Scott Shane, in his new book Born Entrepreneurs, Born Leaders: How Your Genes Affect Your Work Life s tells us more Continue reading Risk – Where it Comes From and How it Affects our Lifestyle Want the cleanest, simplest way to invest your savings? Some people are hurt by not saving regularly, while others lose out by chasing the latest, greatest investment. Paul Sullivan, New York Times columnist, shares with us strategies for saving that employ simplicity. Paul Sullivan: For the wealthy, index funds have an image problem. They are considered Continue reading Saving and Investing – Keeping it Simple Here are some financial planning steps to do periodically that will help you improve your cash flow and build up your net worth. 1) Rebalance. Continue reading Financial Planning to Improve Cash Flow and Build Net Worth |
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