5 Simple Strategies to Avoid Overspending this Holiday: As the largest gift-giving holiday season, the final month of the calendar year accounts for nearly 30 percent of total annual sales for some retailers. While this is great for suppliers, it is the costliest season of the year for shoppers. Americans spend 9 times the [...]
How Actively Managed Mutual Funds Cost You Money You likely already know that actively managed mutual funds cost more to own than index funds — a lot more. A typical active mutual funds charges fees of between 1.5% and 2%. The gap is enormous, even indefensible, once you consider that three-quarters [...]
12 Things You Should Know About Bear Markets If you have ever had a conversation with me about the stock market, you know how I feel. It’s completely unpredictable. Even my own husband wants me to tell him when the next market downturn will take place and he gets disappointed [...]
Lump sum payment or monthly payment? Faced with mounting pension costs and greater volatility, companies are increasingly offering their current and former employees a critical choice: Take a lump-sum payment now or hold on to their pension plan. Companies are offering these buyouts as a way to shrink the size [...]
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