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Cautious optimism: A balancing act
As history has proven, “cautious optimism” works. But history is written across years and decades, not three quarters.
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Talking Money: Mutual funds
In our latest feature explaining more about common investment terms, Adam Baley describes how mutual funds offer affordable access to professionally managed, diversified investments. Despite vast variety among more than 8000 funds, Adam highlights four key benefits that mutual funds have in common. […]
Mutual Fund 101 – Money Talk Videos
Among the scores of Money Talk Videos that Landaas & Company has produced to help individuals better understand investing, a number have covered various aspects of owning mutual funds. We have some suggestions for learning more about mutual funds. View the videos in the order suggested or skip around. […]
Narrowing the selection of mutual funds
Selecting from among 8,000 mutual funds relies first on the particular needs of the investor, Kyle Tetting says. Then, sorting focuses on three main attributes. Kyle explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]
Safe investment withdrawals for retirees
In a MONEY TALK VIDEO, Art Rothschild discusses how much retirees can afford to spend from their investments. […]
Talking Money: Total Return
Long-term investors need to measure performance through total return. As Paige Radke explains in our latest feature on financial terms, total return represents how much an investment has actually made for an investor by accounting for both capital appreciation and income. […]
How to handle a financial windfall
Congratulations. You won the lottery or got a bonus or received an inheritance. Before you blow it all, Isabelle Wiemero advises you to put your windfall in perspective. “Take a step back, take a breath and look at your entire financial plan,” Isabelle says, in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]