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The Motley Fool January 20, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Your First Step Toward Financial Security Think twice before saving if you're deep in debt. |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Uh-Oh: Your Retirement Has Been Rescheduled A market downswing can derail retirement plans with little warning. |
Entrepreneur September 2004 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Don't Go Long For fixed-income investors, low interest rates make short-term CDs the best choice. |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 John Rosevear |
Start Getting Rich Now It's easier than you think. |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 |
The Stock Market Is Risky Investing in stocks can be risky, especially if you don't know what you're doing or why you're doing it. |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Where to Put Your Short-Term Savings Why settle for getting 1.05% at your bank when you might earn 5% somewhere else? |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Make the Most of Falling Interest Rates Act now to lock in some relatively high CD rates. |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Short-Term Money Doesn't Have to Earn Peanuts A savings account isn't the only option for money you might be needing soon. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Have You Seen CD Rates Lately? Allocate your cash effectively and you can earn more than 5%. CDs are now comparable to what you'd earn on many bonds, and they're likely to outperform or compete with many stocks, too. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Are Savers Bailing Out Banks? Rate cuts hurt those on a fixed income. A large group of investors, especially retirees who rely on their savings to pay living expenses, have already started to feel the effects of lower interest rates. |
The Motley Fool March 23, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
They Could Have Been Millionaires Small sums can grow surprisingly huge over long periods. If you end up enjoying 50 more years of life -- or more! -- keeping at least a good-sized chunk of your savings in stocks could generate serious growth. |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 |
The Stock Market Is Risky Learn to take fewer chances when you invest. |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
How to Spot a Stock Scam A little perspective can help you avoid being suckered. |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2004 |
Short-Term Cash FAQs Here are the answers to your questions about short-term savings and cash investments. |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Stretching for Short-Term Yield Don't let a higher yield jeopardize the money you need within five years. Boring may be, well, boring, but it is also safe. So when you're searching for fairly short-term yields, make sure the risks you're taking are appropriate. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
An Offer You Can Refuse Banks' attempts to make CDs relevant again don't go far enough. |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is What Will Push Stocks Higher As long as interest rates stay low, investors have a huge incentive to put money to work in the stock market, and that's how this rally will feed on itself. |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 John Rosevear |
This Common Move Will Kill Your Retirement Sometimes, the "right thing to do" is actually the wrong thing to do. You can buy stocks that will let you sleep at night -- while still giving you returns that should handily outpace those of the CD or bond fund you were going to buy instead. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Mary Dalrymple |
Protect Your Savings From the Fed Rate cuts may be great for borrowers, but they're not great for savers. |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 |
Asset Allocation for Retirees A helpful way to approach asset allocation is to jot down how much you have, how much you want to withdraw each year, how quickly you expect your nest egg to grow invested in your various options, and how long your money needs to last. |
The Motley Fool December 11, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
The Time Has Come There are plenty of things you've probably been putting off, like buying stocks on the cheap, rebalancing your portfolio, and putting aside an emergency fund. Well, the time has come to do so. |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
What's the Alternative? If you're not interested in putting your long-term money into stocks, then where will you put it? |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Save More Now, Play Much More Later How much will saving just $100 more a month improve your retirement? |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
eBay in Reverse While no one will ever label investing in certificates of deposits sexy, you can't blame Washington Mutual for trying. The bank is teaming up with eBay to auction off hundreds of six-month CDs through a new website. |
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
CD Rates Rising Recent rate hikes are making CDs more attractive. Just make sure you shop around for the best deal. |
InternetNews October 21, 2008 Paul Shread |
Tech Stocks Plunge on Earnings Worries TI and Sun were just the start of bad news for the market on Tuesday - and Yahoo and Apple helped matters only modestly after the close. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Give Your Money a Break As hard as you work to make money, shouldn't your money work as hard for you? |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Don't You Dare Retire Early! You might regret leaving that job. As appealing as early retirement seems, for many Americans it's not so wonderful. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Why Your Retirement's Getting Riskier Don't blame inflation for ramping up your need for higher-yielding investments. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Why You Need to Become a Millionaire It's no longer optional. Even if young investors succeed in saving $1 million for retirement, it'll only go as far as $300,000 does currently. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
Save More Now, Play Much More Later If you socked away an additional $100 a month, how much would your retirement improve? |
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Increase Your CD Income An increasing number of brokers offer brokered CDs, which may pay you more interest than those offered at your neighborhood bank, but make sure you understand all the terms and conditions that apply. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
You Don't Need a Million to Make a Million As little as $6,000 a year and some patience can get you there, but if you don't approach your investing sensibly, you could see your nest egg shrink instead of grow. |
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 Lauren Young |
There's Real Juice In CDs With short-term rates rising, yields from certificates of deposit beat those of bonds. |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Prepare for a Different Kind of Retirement A flexible strategy now can help you enjoy your golden years. |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
How to Spend Your Brand-New Tax Break Make the most of this little-known treat from Uncle Sam, the 2011 "Social Security tax holiday." |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why Retirees Still Need Stocks Because bonds alone won't get you to the finish line. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
This Mistake Could Wreck Your Retirement According to a recent Time poll, 27% of Americans have taken money out of their retirement savings to cover some of their current expenses. Unfortunately, that scary move can do more long-term harm than short-term good. |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
How to Salvage Your Retirement Plan Now Regroup, recover, and restart your retirement plan from where you are today. |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2005 Kaderli & Kaderli |
How Much Is Enough? You may not need as much as you think to live a life of financial independence. There is no "one size fits all." When it comes to your portfolio, you must be comfortable and confident with your personal risk tolerance. |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Maybe You Can't Handle Retirement Take a dry run through it and see how you do. |
Job Journal September 5, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Vacations Are Vital A rested workforce is a healthy, productive workforce. Then why did American workers take 10 percent less vacation time last year than in 2002? |
AskMen.com December 10, 2000 Luis Rodrigues |
Retire Rich... Really Rich If you want to retire rich or plan on retiring a little earlier than the average Joe, it's time to evaluate your situation. Unless you were lucky enough to be a blue blood or you won the state lottery, chances are that you'll have to do some careful financial planning to meet your goals... |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Follow the Lead of Smart 401(k) Investors Despite the market's precipitous drop this year, most workers with 401(k) plans have apparently kept their cool. |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Here's Your Rescue Package Whatever your fiscal peril, there's always a way to escape it. Just stay calm, make a plan -- and don't hesitate to seek out a little help if you need it. |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Do You Believe This Lie? Are you lying to yourself? 61% of Americans surveyed are very or somewhat confident that they'll have enough money to live through retirement comfortably. But only 47% have taken the time to calculate how much money they'll need in retirement. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Allan S Roth |
A Safer Source of Alpha For your clients with at least $500,000 in assets, helping them earn an extra 100 to 200 basis points of alpha in fixed income is worthwhile and can generate significant additional risk-adjusted returns. |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Gail Liberman |
Boring But Beautiful CDs are looking mighty attractive to some clients these days. |
Job Journal July 31, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
All Work and no Play In America, almost a third of the workforce takes seven days or less off a year. The result? Americans are more likely than workers in other parts of the planet to experience world-class burnout. |
Job Journal July 2, 2006 Michael Kinsman |
Vacation Trepidation What's your excuse for not taking a vacation? Can't afford it? Too busy? Or are you so invaluable that the organization cannot survive without you? |