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June 2015

Crash-Proof Portfolio?

Leave your hard hats home. There are apparently better ways to protect yourself against a market crash or correction. But is there such a thing as being crash-proof? According to today’s article, yes, they provide eleven ways to help protect yourself. Here’s one way to do it, “Go for companies with huge stock buyback plans. Maybe you don’t want to… 

How Recent Hires Affect The Market

Today’s article explains how a huge increase of workers recently hired affected the stock and bond market. Here’s what they had to say, “Traders reacted immediately to the report, dropping U.S. government bonds and shooting yields up. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note bounced to a high for the year, 2.43 percent, before drifting back to 2.40 percent. The dollar gained… 

Why You Should Let Your Wife Plan The Retirement

Today’s article discusses why women should be in charge of planning the household retirement. Here’s one of the reasons,”Retirement planning is an excruciatingly hard exercise in delayed gratification. Some studies show that women are more naturally inclined to be long-term thinkers. When Russell Investments asked 343 financial advisors which gender tends to have more of a long-term planning focus, women… 

This Generation Tends To Invest In This

Which stocks are seniors investing in? Today’s article highlights the stocks and why they’re so popular. Here’s what they had to say, “The B shares of Buffett’s investment firm make up 1.1% of the average Senior portfolio but this does not elevate the stock to their top ten holdings, according to TD Ameritrade. Conversely, Berkshire falls comfortably into the youngest… 

Is Tesla Still A Safe Bet?

Think the Tesla stock is foolproof, today’s article may rain on your parade. Here’s what they had to say, “Often, when investors buy a stock, they’re buying into a story, an idea of how things could play out. That’s exactly the case with Tesla: The company has a terrific story about how things will unfold over the next several years, and…