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Money Markets are Back!

Money Markets are back! Your bank may not have mentioned that you can earn significantly higher interest by moving your money out of your local savings account.  Typically, bank savings accounts have paid less than 1%. Today mutual fund…
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Should You be Worried?

I am concerned. It’s only been nine months, but we have good reason to be very concerned about: Supply Chain Breakdown Rampant Inflation Worker protests over human rights (to get vaccines) Massive increase in violent crime …

Dow Jones 30,000 Thanks to Operation Warp Speed Success

The stock market's recovering and Dow Jones roars past 30,000! Why the stock market rally? The success of Operation Warp Speed. At first, it was all about making masks for everyone and ventilators for people that needed them at hospitals.…
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Why I Love Single-Family Rental Investments!

Single-Family Rental developments can add easily diversification to most portfolios. They are surprisingly easy to add to your existing taxable or IRA brokerage account portfolio. I've always been intrigued by owning commercial real estate.…
ETF
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5 Powerful Reasons to Invest in ETF's

Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), have become increasingly popular. ETF's have some significant advantages over traditional mutual funds. ETFs are similar to index mutual funds. Index mutual funds and ETFs often duplicate their holdings. within…
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Two Emotions Kill Your Investment Returns

Will coronavirus fear kill your portfolio?
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Capitulation in Stocks, Bonds and Oil Prices Over Coronavirus

Warren Buffet's famous advice is to "Buy when there is blood in the streets". I believe that we are about there. "Fear spreads a lot faster than this virus." Dr. Drew On Coronavirus: ‘Businesses Destroyed, Lives Upended — Not By Virus,…
retirement and college planning
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Can You Afford College & Retirement?

The real cost of college for many parents is they won't have nearly enough money to be financially independent when they would like to be. They may have had plenty if they didn't give hundreds of thousands of dollars to their kid's college(s). AS…
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Are Your Mutual Funds Worth the Expense?

One recent analysis saved a widow about $24,000 per year in hidden mutual funds fees that were delivering below par results. That was the result of our fee savings analysis based on a $1.9 million dollar portfolio. We did this review for a…
HSA
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Triple Tax Advantaged Health Savings Account's (HSA's) Are Amazing!

Love my HSA for super tax preferred savings!