I wrote this article on October 19, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. I remember several years ago the day that I rushed back to my office with my first color printer. I could not wait to begin printing those beautiful multi-color pie charts for my clients. At the...
This article was written by me on October 11, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. Over the last few years, more and more Minnesota company retirement plan sponsors have added the SDBA (self-directed brokerage account) option to their company retirement plan menu. The...
This article was written by me on October 6, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. Since the early stages of the current stock market decline, I have read a steady stream of articles in the Minnesota financial media stating that company retirement plan investors should...
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....