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The Motley Fool February 4, 2004 Dave Braze |
Creating a Comfy "Income Cushion" How much should a retiree keep in cash? |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 David Braze |
Calm for the Storm: Asset Allocation The market is still down from its March 2000 peak. Here's how to protect your assets from further drops. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2004 |
Why You Need Short-Term Savings Though your short-term savings will never rival returns on stocks over the long term, short-term money needs to earn its keep, countering inflation and maybe earning a little more. |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2004 |
How to Invest for College As your kids get older, you may be wondering what you should invest your savings for their college education in -- stocks, for example, or bonds? One size doesn't fit all when it comes to college savings. |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 |
Fools Save Half a Billion What could happen if you don't have short-term savings? Avoid these unpleasantries by taking these five steps to establish your own cash cushion. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2007 |
Why Short-Term Savings? You've got several options on where to keep your short-term stash. But first, you need to do a bit of financial self-reflection to determine how much short-term savings you need and when you'll need it. |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Where Should Your Money Go? Money is made to spend. Here's where to park it until you part with it. |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 |
The Stock Market Is Risky Learn to take fewer chances when you invest. |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2004 |
Why Short-Term Savings? Fail to save for the near term at your own risk. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 |
Investing for Homebuying If you want to buy a home soon, your money shouldn't be in stocks. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 |
Stocks vs. Bonds Stocks have grown faster than bonds in most time periods. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 |
Money Market Funds, Explained They're not exciting, but you may need them. They're generally ill-suited for long-term savings, but they're great for short-term investments, such as for money you'll need in the near future. |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2004 |
Short-Term Cash FAQs Here are the answers to your questions about short-term savings and cash investments. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Where to Park Cash What investments lie between your wallet and your brokerage account? Plenty. Your tolerance for risk and your time horizon are the two main factors when deciding where to park your money. Here are some general guidelines. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 |
Where to Invest Money for College Stocks? Bonds? Well, the longer the time period until you'll need the money, the more risk you can take. Here's a typical set of guidelines that some financial planners might offer you. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2005 |
Think Thrice Before Dividing in Thirds Portfolio allocations don't come in one-size-fits-all. A more sensible approach is to consider investment timeframes and, of course, what you can tolerate in terms of market volatility. |
AskMen.com February 18, 2002 Rashmikant Patel |
What Kind Of Investor Are You? It is easy to say that you want to make money in the stock market, but the true question is how much you are willing to risk in order to achieve your investment goal... |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 |
Investing for Homebuying Don't put your down payment in the wrong place, or you might end up renting again. Short-term money should be kept in a safe place, such as certificates of deposit or money market funds, to protect your principal. |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
How the Well-Heeled Invest If nothing else, act like the rich in at least one way: Take a healthy slice of today's income -- maybe even 10% -- and put it away for your future. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Allocation for the Rest of Us How does your portfolio compare with that of the average affluent American? |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Climbing Down the Ladder Does bond laddering make sense with an inverted yield curve? |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Need a Yawner Investment? If you're in the market for a safe little something for your portfolio, buy bonds. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Retirement Funds Ballooning Investors have fatter retirement accounts, with much in mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
How to Stretch a Buck How to make the money you already have go further. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 |
Save Like a Fool Add some balance to your spending-saving seesaw. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
Think Dividend Stocks, Not Bonds Bonds aren't compelling investments in today's market. This dividend fan tells you why. |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
10 Big Investing Mistakes Some mistakes are not always mistakes. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 David Braze |
10 Ways to Mismanage Your 401(k) Any one of these mistakes has the potential to cost us thousands of dollars in the amount we will eventually accrue for retirement. |
The Motley Fool September 20, 2006 Ryan Popple |
Farewell to Money Market Mutual Funds For the cash portion of a portfolio, money market mutual funds once offered a valuable service and paid out an acceptable return. Nowadays, direct Internet banking offers individual savings accounts that are risk-free and FDIC-insured. They also offer better returns. |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Turbocharge Your Savings Shop around and make sure your money is earning as much as it can. |
AskMen.com Terence Channon |
Must-Have Long-Term Savings It may seem like some of these financial ventures are much too far in the future to worry about right now, but if you want to reach your financial goals, these must-have long-term savings are the only way to get there. |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Teens Smartening Up, Financially They still have a lot to learn, but they're making progress. |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2004 |
Asset Allocation for Retirees A helpful way to approach asset allocation is to jot down how much you have, how much you want to withdraw each year, how quickly you expect your nest egg to grow invested in your various options, and how long your money needs to last. |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Short-Term Money Doesn't Have to Earn Peanuts A savings account isn't the only option for money you might be needing soon. |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
A Savings Triple Play Making sure you have enough stashed away for all of life's adventures can be as easy as one, two, three. |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Two Forgotten Rules of Investing The author explores two forgotten rules of investing that can refocus us on the big picture: the rule of 72, and asset allocation. |
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Shruti Basavaraj |
Front-Run Your Retirement Front-running in the stocks world is illegal. You can't trade in or out of a stock based on insider knowledge. But get this: Doing the same thing for your retirement is perfectly legal. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Taking the Sting Out of Taxes For high-net-worth investors, tax-sheltered accounts offer special opportunities. Because they need not worry about exhausting savings, wealthy clients can use shelters creatively to derive maximum tax and investing benefits. |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 |
Foolish Asset Allocation Moving in and out of the stock market every few months will not lead to success. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Stocks for the Really Long Term Yes, stocks are the long-term investment of choice. But at any price? |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
What's a Bond? Think of bonds as IOUs, or long-term loans. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
Great Career = Great Retirement Forget stocks and bonds -- your biggest asset is the one you sleep with every night. It may seem like a contradiction, but the better you are at working, the more likely you'll be able to stop. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 23, 2004 Ann Cullen |
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors Risk-reward. Rising interest rates. Stocks or bonds. There's lots to ponder when setting asset allocation strategy. And the answers might not come with "conventional wisdom." |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Mathew Emmert |
The Fed-Proof Portfolio Many seem to want to "position" their portfolios for the next phase in the market. But you can accomplish your long-term goals far more effectively by amassing a portfolio of tried-and-true, dividend-paying stocks and staying the course. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2004 |
Three Critical Kinds of Savings If you save incorrectly, your savings could disappear. |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Stretching for Short-Term Yield Don't let a higher yield jeopardize the money you need within five years. Boring may be, well, boring, but it is also safe. So when you're searching for fairly short-term yields, make sure the risks you're taking are appropriate. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 |
Do You Really Need an Emergency Fund? Don't rely on conventional wisdom to protect yourself. Here's how to determine how much you need to save to live on. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Give Your Money a Break As hard as you work to make money, shouldn't your money work as hard for you? |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Investor, Know Thyself The best time to assess your risk tolerance is when the markets force you to tolerate risk. |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Financially Illiterate Many Americans don't even understand inflation. Is it really a good idea to let the average American make big financial decisions that affect his or her nest egg? People this uninformed may make tragic financial errors. |