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I've probably said something similar in the past, but I want to be clear about how I would invest my 401k if I recently lost my job. My strategy is based off hedging risk. The primary risks an...
Read more →Over the past 15 years I've been known to say something like this: > Weight training is like a 401k. You don't see the results right away, but over time they add up. Cardio is like a weekly paycheck....
Read more →I've bashed company managed 401Ks in the past. Now it feels like I'm kicking a corpse. Let me get one final punch in. Today I received the year end statement for my company 401K. When I say "my...
Read more →On July 30th, CNBC's Jim Cramer told his viewers: Yes, The Market Has Bottomed. > I am indeed sticking my neck out right here, right now, declaring emphatically that I believe the market will not...
Read more →Some guys go fishing and have fishing tales. I don't fish. I invest. Here is my tale. Across the field of battered stocks was EEV. EEV is an UltraShort of the Emerging Markets. I know I said I...
Read more →In the post Investing 101 - Before You Invest, I gave my thoughts on how I approach post-tax investing. Now I want to cover the other side, which is pre-tax investing in a 401K or similar plan. Many...
Read more →Three months I mentioned in the post Mr. Financial Planner - Go Home and Get Your Shine Box! how 100% of my company-managed 401K was in the Fixed Income fund. > The statement lists the returns for...
Read more →Last September when I restarted my 401K plan at my company I put 100% of my investment in the Cash Fixed Fund account. This sparked a conversion with a financial planner, who felt he could show me...
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