Money and Wealth: Investing Strategies You Must Make

Some of the best strategies for managing money are based on principles that have stood the test of time: Save consistently, diversify, keep your costs down.
But that doesn’t mean you never have to adjust your thinking in response to a single major event or a fast-growing trend.
Invest globally
Your investments must reflect a radically changed economy.
The

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March 31st, 2010 | Tags: 401(k), companies, costs, diversification, economies, Economy, emerging market, equities, exposure, fixed annuity, fixed income, foreign, foreign-currency, global, globally, growth, guaranteed, immediate, inflation, Insurance, international, invest, investments, IRA, lump sum, markets, Money, nest egg, pension, portfolio, Retirement, save, stock, stocks, Wealth, withdrawal rate | Category: Economy, Financial Planning, Investing, Money, Retirement, Saving, Spending, Wealth | Leave a comment

Prepare For Next Recession

For the most part it seems like we are heading out of this recession, it least the economy seems to be heading the right now. About a year ago IMF came out saying that we are in the midst of the worst global recession since World War II. Banks were failing, we had massive layoffs,

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March 25th, 2010 | Tags: asset allocation, credit card, Debt, diversify, emergency fund, Employment, goals, Income, income streams, interest rates, investment plan, investment strategy, job loss, portfolio, recession, skills, stocks | Category: Debt, Economy, Emergency Savings, Employment | One comment

International Investing Lessons

Investing abroad makes sense. But to do international investing right, understand three key lessons from the latest mess.
1. No refuge in a panic
Spreading your bets all over the globe can reduce risk, but perhaps not the way you expect. It doesn’t ensure that you’ll always have at least one stock fund that’s making money; indeed,

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March 24th, 2010 | Tags: currency, Debt, dollar, emerging markets, foreign, international, Investing, portfolio, stocks | Category: Investing | Leave a comment

Retirement: Retire Early, Savings Don't Last

Question: I lost about 40% of my retirement savings after taking early retirement. I’m now 55 and have 650,000 left. Can you suggest a portfolio that provides capital appreciation, income and growth? I require about 6,000 a month to live on.
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March 4th, 2010 | Tags: capital appreciation, growth, Income, portfolio, Retirement, savings | Category: Investing | Leave a comment

Use Caution When Investing in Russia for Your Emerging Market Portfolio – The Risks are High

Prosperity Concierge does not consider Russia to be appropriate for investors. The risks are simply too high. That being said, there is a place for modest investment in Russian energy companies in a well-diversified  portfolio.
Most emerging countries have made great strides to reduce risks and, as a result, represent good value for investors. Russia is an

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February 19th, 2010 | Tags: emerging markets, investment, portfolio, risk, risks | Category: Investing | Leave a comment

Dollar Cost Averaging as an Investing Strategy

When is the best time to invest? What is the best way to invest? These are the two most common questions I have received from clients in the past and readers now. My answers are always the same, best time to invest was yesterday, but today is the next second best opportunity. The best

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February 16th, 2010 | Tags: average, compounding, DCA, dollar cost averaging, invest, Investing, lump sum, portfolio | Category: Investing | Leave a comment
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