Smart Saving Investing

Author: Bill

  • How To Save For Your Child’s College Education – Part 1

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    When you’re first child is born there is an overwhelming feeling of taking care of that child in every way possible. At some point you start thinking, “I better get it together. I better start saving for my child’s college education. I know, I’ll check into one of those 529 Plans available through out the…

  • [Smart Saving and Investing] Comment: “How To Be Constructive On A Thursday Night”

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  • What is Diversification?

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    Are you diversified? What is Diversification? In the context of this blog, diversification has to do with your portfolio. Yea but what’s a portfolio? View a portfolio as a big empty box. We’ll put stuff in this empty box to make up our portfolio. Let’s pick one mutual fund and take a look inside. We’ll…

  • The 5 Asset Classes Every Portfolio Should Have

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    Here are The Five Core Asset Classes Every Portfolio Should Have: Large Growth – Large Company Growth Large Value – Large Company Value Small Growth – Small Company Growth Small Value – Small Company Value International In addition to that you might add some of the following depending on your investment goals: Bond Funds Balanced…

  • All About Bonds – Part 3

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    This article is the third in a series: All About Bonds – Part 1 All About Bonds – Part 2 On this blog, Smart Saving and Investing, I concentrate on three financial tasks that many people can do: Save money on a regular basis automatically by opening up an online savings account and linking it…

  • All About Bonds – Part 2

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    This article is the second in a series: All About Bonds – Part 1 All About Bonds – Part 3 In part one of this series on All About Bonds, you read about three main types of Bonds – U.S. Government Bonds, Municipal Bonds and Corporate Bonds. You were also introduced to a fund that…

  • 10 Wisdoms for Wednesday

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    1. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them. ~George Bernard Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893 2. I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life…

  • Hitting Home Runs with Bonds

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    The New Home Run King!! Barry Bonds was all the talk with his record setting home runs at 756, 1 better than the great Hank Aaron. Barry Bonds now stands alone. Bonds set this record on 8/7/2007 in San Francisco against Washington. Well, one Bond fund that doesn’t stand alone but ranks in the top…

  • All About Bonds – Part 1

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    This article is the first in a series: All About Bonds – Part 2 All About Bonds – Part 3 So what are Bonds anyway? Bonds represent a loan. For example, if you lend the U.S. government some cash in the form of a U.S. Government Bond for the amount of $xxx.xx, they will promise…

  • What Does Retirement Look Like For You?

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    Do you have a plan? Do you have a financial plan? Do you have financial goals? Do you have any goals? 🙂 What do you want to be worth when you’re 30 years old, 40 years old, 50 years old, etc.? What do you want to be doing with the rest of your life or…