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Category: Investing

Investment Blog Series #5 – Investment Risk

September 12, 2015March 24, 2016 tanagg

As we continue to talk about investing, we need to consider the investment risks. There are all kids of risk inherent in investing. Obviously the risk is that we will lose money on the investment but there are so many factors that cause an investment to lose value, it is hard to evaluate all of

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Posted in InvestingTagged investing, risk, volatility

Investing Blog Series #4 – Investment Considerations

August 30, 2015March 24, 2016 tanagg

Last week, I discussed how to invest so now I want to give you some things to consider before you actually do invest. An excerpt from The Graduate’s Guide to Money: Classification of Mutual Funds There are stock funds and bond funds. There are funds that focus on a particular market segment, such as health

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Posted in General, How to, Investing, Money Tips, Universal

Let Uncle Sam Help You Fund Your Freedom

August 29, 2015March 24, 2016 tanagg

We all want freedom and we all hate taxes so let’s see how we can use some tax advantages to help fund our “freedom from work” fund. This is a topic I talk about extensively in my book so I thought I would provide you with an excerpt from The Graduate’s Guide to Money to

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Posted in General, Investing, Money Tips, Planning, Saving, Taxes

Investing Blog Series #3 – How to Invest

August 23, 2015March 24, 2016 tanagg

In the last investing blog post, I talked about inflation as another reason why you must invest. Now we will continue the discussion to talk about how to invest. Except from The Graduate’s Guide to Money: How To Invest At the most basic level, you need an investment account. To get one, you can: Open

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Posted in General, How to, Investing, Money Tips, Universal

Investing Blog Series #2

August 18, 2015March 24, 2016 tanagg

The last investment blog talked about “Why Invest?” and I told you it was because of the power of compounding and that is a great reason why you should invest. Here is the reason why you must invest: Inflation. Excerpt from The Graduate’s Guide to Money: Inflation is the rise in prices over time, typically

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Posted in General, How to, Investing, Money Tips, Universal

Investing Series #1 – Why Invest?

August 9, 2015March 24, 2016 tanagg

The questions that I am most frequently asked when I present to groups, especially young adult groups, are about investing. So I thought I would do a blog series to talk about the basics of investing. I hope to explain the why’s and how’s in a way that helps you get basic information without being

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Posted in How to, Investing, Universal

Let’s Get Rolling! — In That Dough!

July 29, 2015March 24, 2016 tanagg

The second quarter of the year is in the books and for many that brings retirement plan quarterly statements. Woo-hoo, something besides a bill in the mailbox! If you have started to see those statements roll in, take a look at them before tossing them in the drawer or filing cabinet.   Do you have

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Posted in General, How to, Investing

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