I was shopping at Target yesterday. As confused as I always am when I shop, I took a detour through the kid’s videos aisle. To my amazement, I saw the same video that I bought for my kids years and years ago. That video was the Disney classic “Snow White and the...
Let’s get right to the list. No one has the time to consistently manage their Minnesota company 401(k) retirement plan account. Below are the four most important things to focus on. Limit your investment choices. You don’t have time to become an expert in all the...
Times have been tough in the stock markets so far in 2014. Most individual company 401(k) retirement plan participants are too busy to notice how much money has been lost in the last few weeks. The stock market is falling from all-time high price levels. Now is the...
Any Minnesota resident who has added on or built a new home can relate to this experience. That is, you must have a good foundation in order to build on. The architect or builder that you worked with had a plan. That plan was based on a firm foundation that could...
Bond mutual funds have lost money in 2013. Even worse, bond funds this year are down in price more than their current yield can recover. In the last five years from December 1, 2008 to December 1, 2013, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) is up about 6.78%. Over...