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Bonds vs. Bond ETFs
As people become more risk-averse, financial institutions have been rolling out bond exchange traded funds. While these funds serve a certain purpose, bonds are about as similar to bond ETFs as fruit is similar to fruit snacks. Sure, fruit snacks are “made from real fruit”, but their nutritional properties sure are different!
What is a bond?
Simply [...]
In: ETFs, General, Savings Accounts · Tagged with: bond ETFs, bonds, fixed income
Make Your IRA Contribution ASAP!
Tax Day, April 15th, will soon be here. In preparation, it is time to make sure that you have made your 2009 IRA or Roth IRA contribution. The last day you may make a contribution for the 2009 year is April 15th, 2010. After January 1st, 2010, you may also make your contribution for the [...]
In: Savings Accounts · Tagged with: contribution limits, income limits, IRA, retirement, Roth, savings, taxes
If I hadn’t invested…
During the last quarter of 2008, Like many Americans, I lost a lot of money in the stock market. Sometimes, I wish I had done something else with my money over the past two years. Although hindsight is always 20/20, it sometimes is useful to make a retrospective analysis. While I could have made better [...]
In: ETFs, Financial Crisis, Savings Accounts · Tagged with: alternatives, recession, regret, stock