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Personal finance is almost always a balancing act. You'll need to strike a balance between spending and saving. You'll want to balance your expenses against your income. You would be wise to make sure the risk and potential reward stay in balance. Most importantly, though, your portfolio will benefit if you keep your investments in balance.
Q: My wife is a risk taker and wants to invest in things that aren't really in my comfort zone. I know it's generally considered better to invest where returns are higher, but that also means a higher risk! Is there some sort of middle ground?
What is the goal of your investment? The obvious answer is: to make more money. But that's not incredibly helpful from a portfolio construction perspective. Broadly speaking, there are two overriding investment goals: growth and income.
Only 1 in 3 Americans have confessed to stopping retirement savings at least once, according to a new report from the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council (IALC)
Millennials are caught in a tug-of-war between their long-term financial aspirations and the lure of spending now, a recent Northwestern Mutual study found. When has that ever not been the case for young people?
Despite a healthy job market, professionals in the creative field may have more hoops to jump through before getting hired, new research from The Creative Group suggests.
America’s estimated 76 million baby boomers are still coping with the long-term effects of the 2007 financial crisis as they enter or prepare for retirement, a new study commissioned by the Bankers Life Center for a Secure Retirement.
Things are changing when it comes to retirement. In the past, going to a famously warm state was a no-brainer for millions of Americans. But things changed.
Twenty-three percent of working Americans increased their retirement savings contributions this year compared to last year, the highest reading in six years of polling, according to a new report from Bankrate.com. Another 16% indicate they have reduced their contributions over that time.
Q: My job is feeling uncertain lately, so I've started looking around at the options, just to be safe. It's been awhile since I did that – is there anything I should know about job searching in today's market?
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