Do Your Investments Match Your Risk Tolerance?
March 9, 2010 by Pete Mitchell
Filed under All Posts, Alternate Investments, Everything IRA, Stock Market Info.
DO YOUR INVESTMENTS MATCH YOUR RISK TOLERANCE? Now is a good time to examine what’s in your portfolio. The stock market is unsettled … and perhaps its fluctuations are unsettling you. It’s a stressful time for the economy and Wall Street, and you may be concerned about your portfolio given what’s going on with oil [...]
How To Know If An Indexed Annuity is Good For You – Presented by Pete Mitchell
February 9, 2010 by Pete Mitchell
Filed under All Posts, Alternate Investments
Fixed indexed annuities can be very useful investments. As the name implies, FIAs are fixed annuities linked to the performance of a stock market index (often the S&P 500). Because of this stock market exposure, they can sometimes bring conservative investors very nice returns – often, considerably better returns than CDs, bonds, or money market accounts. They really aren’t designed to outperform the stock markets; they are designed to outperform the fixed markets.
An Introduction To The Stock Market – Presented by Pete Mitchell
February 3, 2010 by Pete Mitchell
Filed under All Posts, Stock Market Info.
If you are confused or unsure, you’re not alone. It’s amazing to me how many adults, many of them college grads, know practically nothing about the stock market. Many schools simply don’t offer or don’t require the classes that cover it. If you’ve been holding off on investing because you simply didn’t know enough about it … that’s probably wise. But rather than delay any longer, here’s some information to get you started:
