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Inflation is one of the economic topics that you can count on breaking into the public consciousness regularly. It’s hard not to notice that prices go up over time, and now is one of those times that inflation has come to the fore. We’ve had incredibly low levels of inflation for a while now, and…
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Read MoreInvesting is the best way to build wealth and outpace inflation. But how do you do it? Many have tried to time the market, but history tells us this is not the best method. Instead, a much more sustainable and efficient manner of getting started is to construct a well-diversified portfolio that is suitable, given your risk tolerance and time horizon.
Read MoreAs a young adult, prioritizing your long-term financial goals can be daunting. The good news is you can navigate through it with some basic planning. Here are some savings strategies, listed in descending order of priority:
Read MoreSelecting an insurance product can be a daunting task. With so many options, it may be confusing to know which direction to take. There are several types of insurance products out there, and this article will give you a brief overview of the most common ones.
Read MoreThe decision to become a homeowner is not one to take lightly. It can be both exciting and burdensome and is a personal decision as much as a financial decision. Buying a home is likely one of the most significant purchases you will make, so the question then becomes, When should you buy and when should you rent?
Read MoreRetirees can take two main approaches to spend from portfolios. The first is to focus on income and dividends produced in the portfolio, a.k.a. “income investing.” The second is to sell assets as appropriate to meet spending needs. From your portfolio’s point of view, they’re basically the same thing. There is no economic difference between…
Read MoreA second approach to studying retirement withdrawal rates is to use Monte Carlo simulations which are parameterized to the same historical data as used in historical simulations. This can be done either by randomly drawing past returns from the historical data to construct 30-year sequences of returns in a process known as bootstrapping, or by…
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