Risk Tolerance = what is your “stomach factor?” If the stock market drops 20%, would you cut your losses and move on? Would you buy more? You need to be honest with yourself in determining how comfortable you are with fluctuations in your account.
Risk Need = if your goal is to reach a certain dollar [...]
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Why ETFs?
Retail mutual funds are outdated and expensive. Watch this video explanation to learn more about Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and why they are the “building blocks” of the portfolio of the future. Some of the benefits of ETFs include diversification, liquidity, tax efficiency, and transparency. They are growing rapidly as an investment vehicle. http://www.exploringetfs.com/?ut=fp
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3rd Quarter Economic Commentary:
Fun With Numbers
by Roger Marshall, Fixed Income Managing Director
Someone said a picture is worth a thousand words, so I would like to say that a graph is worth a thousand numbers. And the graph below shows a lot. In 1992 the federal government was [...]
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