Retiring? What to do with your 401(k)

Retiring? What to do with your 401(k) By Walter Updegrave From CNN Money (Money Magazine) – Question: When I retire, should leave my money in my company’s 401(k) or roll it into an IRA? –Mark, Plymouth, Minnesota Answer: I hate to start with that overused phrase “it depends.” But the fact is that the right answer really [...]

How recent grads can learn the investment ropes

How recent grads can learn the investment ropes By Walter Updegrave From CNN Money (Money Magazine) – Question: I’m a recent college graduate who has a decent job that pays the bills. I also have around $10,000 in a savings account and contribute $100 a month to my 401(k). How should I begin to invest my [...]

How to Purchase Commercial Real Estate

How to Purchase Commercial Real Estate If you’re thinking about purchasing office space, this guide will help you evaluate the pros and cons of leasing vs. buying, assemble a real estate search team, choose a location, and make the purchase. By Inc. Staff From Inc.com Every few years, the real estate market suffers through a [...]

Investing 101: How Bonds Are Priced

Investing 101: How Bonds Are Priced By Michael C. Thomsett From Mint.com Editor’s Note: Few things can kill a cocktail conversation like bond talk — and we are obviously not talking about the kind of bond preceded by “James.” Not only do most people think bonds are boring, they also find them incredibly confusing. If you [...]

Video: Are Stocks the Best Retirement Bet?

Fortune Magazine video discusses the benefits and risks of relying on stocks as part of a long-term retirement plan.

Understanding the Financial Crisis for Kids and Grownups

  It is so easy to forget what really happened to cause the financial Crisis situation we are living in today.  Sometimes a good reminder as well as a ‘visual’ helps…especially with regard to explanation we give our  kids.  Leaving our kids unaware of the facts is NOT using it all as a powerful learning [...]

Record low mortgage rates, but are they beneficial?

By Colin Barr From Fortune Magazine Online Mortgage rates hit a record low this week, but few people will be taking advantage. Freddie Mac said Thursday the going rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell to 4.69%, its lowest level since the company started keeping track 38 years ago. The news comes as investors [...]

Stock Market Investment: An Overview

Stock Market Investment: an overview by Mohamed Hossam From SelfGrowth.com Stock market investment is one of the best ways to protect your hard earned money. During recession most of the companies struggled to keep their heads above water and the majority of the regular citizens started to protect their savings from irreparable loss. Most of the [...]

Warren Buffett gives financial advice to Girl Scouts

Financial Guru Warren Buffett meets with an Omaha Girl Scout troupe at a local Dairy Queen to talk money. See what he has to say about college students and investing.

Feature: Susan Beacham follows her dreams with financial education for kids

We’re all familiar with the traditional piggy bank. The cute curly tail, smiling piggy face, and slot on its back for depositing cash. It teaches kids to save their money at an early age, produces a hearty jingle from the coins when shaken, and offers a certain satisfaction when the time comes to break it [...]

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