The U.S. stock markets are now at multi-year high price levels. All Minnesota investors should take the time to ask themselves these four important investment management questions about their current stock market investments. Your past stock market mistakes have been...
I have a son in a local Minnesota senior high school. This semester one of his classes is Personal Financial Management. One of his class assignments this semester is to write about the differences between a pension account and a 401(k) account. He asked me the other...
The current uptrend of the stock market is widely believed to have begun on March 6, 2009. That means that on Wednesday of this week the current stock market cycle will have its fourth birthday. Another big anniversary of the stock market was back on October 9, 2007....
With the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index up around 6% so far this year, and around 11% over the past 12 months, the question for regular stock market investors is whether to follow the herd, or run from it. Right on cue, individual investors have put more new...
Collecting items that you love is a great hobby. Finding, organizing, sorting and displaying your favorite collectibles is a great way to relax and get your mind away from the trials of everyday life and work. These treasures can also be passed down to future...
Diversification is a sound investment principle. I would say that every Minnesota investor at one time or another has heard or read something about the benefits of a diversified investment account. “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is about all you need to...
