Latest articles by Reid Johnson, Investment Adviser
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Don’t Be Paralyzed by Uncertainty
retirement planning You definitely need a plan, because what’s ahead could be scarier than what’s behind us.
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Avoid Blindly Following Random Benchmarks on the Road to Retirement
retirement planning Unless the benchmark is relevant to your personal plan, it could steer you into taking a wrong turn.
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Why Does Bad Financial Advice Exist?
Financial Planning Maybe it's old. Maybe it comes with conflicts of interest. Maybe it's incomplete. There are many reasons, so it helps for investors and retirement savers to know some red flags to watch out for.
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Don’t Let Volatility Rear-End Your Retirement Plans
investing You never put market risk behind you entirely. To protect yourself, you need to keep an eye out and be proactive. One step you might not have considered: Try using both an active and a passive investing strategy.
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With Social Security and Taxes, Make Sure You’re Getting the Right Advice
social security When you should start taking your benefits and how your provisional income affects your taxes are two critical pieces of the retirement puzzle. To make the right moves, you need to look at the big picture.
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Like Your Portfolio, Your Financial Team Should be Diversified, Too
retirement You don't put all your eggs in one basket, neither should you put all your trust in one financial professional. Having a cadre of pros making decisions about your investments together makes for a better result.
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Is Your High-Performing Mutual Fund Killing Your Portfolio?
investing You should be more concerned about a fund's volatility than its average annual return.
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