Mutual Funds - How to Make an Intelligent Decision

The different types of mutual funds and how to correctly pick which funds are right for investors. Mutual funds offer a wide range of investment choices. These choices can be in stocks (equities) bonds or numerous combination of both.

Variable Annuities May Not Be In Your Best Interest

Articles illuminates variable annuities and helps investors decide if they are right for their portfolios.

Diversified Investing For Beginners

Diversified Investing for the beginning investor. A brief review of vertical, horizontal and sector investing. All written in an easy to understand format that is guaranteed to not tax your brain.

Investment Portfolio Management - The 6 Steps to Financial Success

Portfolio management is challenging, but it's also exciting. Some people prefer to have their portfolios managed by a professional. However, it's not impossible to manage your own portfolio. It just takes time and a basic understanding of the process.

Annuities - Annuities? Give Me A Break

This article is about annuities.

Investing - Master Limited Partnership - Don't Fear A K-1

This article is about the advantages of a Master Limited Partnership.

Annuities - Why You Shouldn't Annuitize

This article discusses the disadvantage of annuities.

Annuities - Are Low-Cost Annuities A Good Choice?

I've disliked variable annuities for many years because of their high fees and onerous surrender penalties. Now, low-cost variable annuities are available that slash fees and do away with the surrender penalties. Does this change my opinion on the use of variable annuities? Read on to find out.

Investing - Dow Drops 2700 Points

It's a headline that every stock market investor fears will happen. The markets crash and their hard-earned nest egg evaporates. They're forced to go back to work and must resort to eating beans and rice. Is that fear justified? No.

Examining Online Stock Investing

In buying a stock, an investor becomes a shareholder - or part owner - in a company. The company then uses the money supplied by their investors to further their business and increase profits. These profits are reflected in the growing price of the stock.

Annuities - The Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit

Variable Annuities now offer a Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit which allows you to earn 5% or 6% even if the market drops significantly. Undoubtedly, you will be pitched a variable annuity or pressured to transfer your existing one into a new contract with this benefit. Should you? Read on to uncover the truth behind this feature and see if it’s right for you.

Trading Stocks In Your 401K or I.R.A. - If Done Carefully Can Really Add To Your Bottom Line

Trading stocks in your retirement account can be very risky to your retirement nest egg if you don't fully understand the stock market. In some cases you are better off just putting your money into a mutual fund and let the professional money managers be responsible for making it grow.

Make Your Home Work For You

If you're a homeowner, there are many tax loop holes that can help your home make money for you.