I wrote this article on October 4, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. Common sense 401(k) investing is not all that common. If it was, most Minnesota company retirement plan investors would already be rich and retired. As we all know, most people are not rich and...
I wrote this article on September 30, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. For the last five-plus years, the S&P 500 index has had a negative investment return. There have been upswings in this stock market benchmark over the last few years, but those upswings...
I wrote this article on September 28, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. Many of my current Minnesota company retirement plan advice clients are participants in a company 401(k) retirement plan that includes an investment option described as a stable value fund....
This Article was written by me on September 22, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. The big news in the business world this morning is another huge drop in the world stock markets. Most stock market professionals blame the banking crisis in Europe as the main reason...
I wrote this article on September 20, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. I met with a retired investor late last week. He retired from a large local Minnesota company about two years ago and had “rolled over” his company 401(k) account into a self-directed IRA....
I wrote this article on September 15, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. Over the last few years, I have sat through dozens of introductory meetings with current retirement plan participants who live and work all over the Twin Cities. I am very familiar with many of...