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Investing 101

A collection of 33 posts

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Fall Begins in September

October gets a bad rap, but it's September that investors should be wary of.

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To Stay Home or Travel Abroad

I’ll argue the case for and against holding foreign stock funds; you be the judge.

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Revved Up Real Estate

Real estate has delivered stock-like returns but with far greater risk than you’d think, given the fundamentals. What’s an investor to do?

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Compounding Takes Time

For compounding to work, you’ve got give it fuel (in the form of savings) and time. Those two simple ingredients can yield powerful results.

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What Kind of Investor Are You?

How much should I allocate to stocks versus bonds versus cash? It’s a fundamental question most investors spend too little time on. Here’s how to find the answer that is right for you.

| 16 min read
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Can Active Funds Clear the Tax Hurdle?

Index funds have become most investors’ default investment option for at least a couple of good reasons, including low tax exposure. But that doesn’t mean you should abandon active funds—some managers have delivered index-fund-beating returns even after taxes are accounted for.

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