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Straight Talk about Volatility and Compound Interest – the Snowball Effect

Compound interest is, simply put, the interest you earn on the sum of both your initial investment and the interest that investment has already earned. Why is it important? Because your two potential advantages when it comes to maximizing potential earnings over time are: The power of compound interest Investing regularly through market highs and…

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Has the Internet Replaced Personal Financial Advisors?

With the wealth of information readily available online, it’s easy to feel that we’re all experts about everything. From scouring the finance blogs and Twitter for the latest “surefire” ways to beat the market, to diagnosing our aches on WebMD, to grilling along with Bobby Flay on YouTube, it can seem like we have almost…

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What Should You Do in a Market Sell-off? Rule #1: Don’t Panic

Whenever there’s a crisis, it’s good to have an emergency plan, and when there’s a financial crisis, it’s good to have a financial emergency plan. When you’ve thought through a plan, it’s less likely that panic – or other “behavioral mistakes” – will lead you to react in ways you may be regretting for a…

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Do You Share These 4 Habits of the Wealthy?

In his book “Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits Of Wealthy Individuals,” author Thomas Corley outlines what he learned when he surveyed both wealthy and struggling Americans about their habits and attitudes. Here are a few “rich habits” he identified that are worth integrating into your professional, financial, and even personal life, to help you…

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Not Investing Yet? Here Are 4 Simple Steps To Get You Started

Close your eyes for a moment and envision where you’d like to be in 30 or 40 years… Are you sailing to Tahiti? Writing that book? Running your vineyard? Building a new company? If you had trouble envisioning where you’d like to be, you’re not alone. But unless you can visualize it, unless you’ve got…