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Canadian Royalty Trusts

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Canadian Royalty Trusts, also known as a CanRoy, are a great alternative to traditional stocks.

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Investing IN Retirement Is Different Than Investing FOR Retirement

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Investing in retirement is becoming more important for Baby Boomers as they shift their investment mindset from growth to income.

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Stable Value Funds – Exploring Risks and Rewards

The last time I wrote about stable value funds was in late 2008, both before the 2009 crash and a time when most of my 401k was in stocks. This time around, as I was trying to figure out how to rebalance my larger portfolio in a tax-efficient manner, I took another look at this asset class found almost exclusively in defined-contribution plans like 401ks.

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P/E Ratios

I’m not a skilled investor, particularly when it comes to short-term prognostication, and my long-term track record has yet to be established considering my first investing decision was less than ten years ago. I don’t invest in many individual stocks. My 401(k) includes company stock as part of my employer’s matching contribution, and I opted into a stock purchasing plan where I can buy more company stock at a discount. Other than that, I’ve only invested in a few companies here and there.

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What’s Wrong with the Modern Personal Investing World

If you designed the world of personal investing from the ground up, you’d have a very different experience than what we have now.
Modern personal investing came long after what I would call “institutional investing” and “broker-only investing”.
When it came time to offer investing to the common man, the investment firms of the day got to create it, not the individual.

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Undo a Roth IRA Conversion For Profit – Tips & Tricks

Did you know that if you do a Traditional to Roth IRA conversion, that you can undo it? This “do-over” process is called recharacterization, and can come in very handy if the value of your investments drop significantly after your conversion since you owe income taxes based on the value of the IRA at the time of conversion. With the recent market volatility, this may apply to many investors as it did previously in 2008/2009.

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SmartMoney’s Top 10 Discount Brokers

Discount brokers are everywhere. Not long ago, only a few companies offered the ability to trade stocks with low commissions. If you wanted to trade with a full-service brokerage, it might have cost $30 for each transaction. For this fee, you would talk with a broker assigned to your account, who would help you make trading decisions. Of course, the transaction fee and the promise of earning money encouraged these full-service brokers to suggest trading as much as possible.

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Disillusioned with Financial Advisers

Do you use a financial adviser to help you manage your finances? I don’t. I’m a self-educated investor. I’ve been managing my family’s financial portfolio for over a decade now, and I’ve been doing a good job – I periodically compare my portfolio’s performance to the performance of major financial benchmarks, and so far, I’m pleased with the results.

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