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How to Invest in Stocks, ETFs, or Mutual Funds

July 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Diversification

By Ken Faulkenberry
How to invest in Stocks, ETFs, or Mutual funds is a critical investment management decision. What is the best or optimal mix within a diversified portfolio?  Each has advantages and disadvantages that can affect your investment portfolio and long term returns.
 
Investing in individual stocks or bonds gives the investor the most flexibility to [...]

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Increase Investment Income

May 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · AIP Money Management Tips, Specific Investment Ideas

AIP Money Management Tips
 
How do you increase your investment income in a low interest rate environment? It’s been a very difficult period for investors seeking low risk income. Short-term rates are near zero resulting in Money Markets, CD’s, and Treasury Bills offering historically low yields. Long-term yields have improved the past year, but investors are [...]

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Developed Markets versus Emerging Markets

March 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AIP Money Management Tips, Specific Investment Ideas

AIP Money Management Tips
 
While many developed markets, particularly the United States, embrace big government and socialistic policies that result in slow growth and high unemployment, many of the emerging markets are moving in the opposite direction. Countries such as Brazil and India have moved in the direction of free market economics and have rebounded quickly [...]

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Seven ETF Advantages to Boost Your Portfolio Returns

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Investment Planning, Portfolio Management

By Ken Faulkenberry
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are an investment vehicle; a hybrid of stocks, mutual funds, and closed-end mutual funds. ETFs are a basket or portfolio of stocks much like mutual funds or closed-end funds. Much like a stock or closed-end fund, on a given day each EFT trades on an exchange with a number [...]

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How to Profit Investing In Water

September 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Specific Investment Ideas

By Ken Faulkenberry
The past two years have proven passive equity index investing is risky to an investor’s portfolio. An investor needs to employ an active asset allocation strategy that is flexible enough to avoid overvalued assets and invest more aggressively when assets are undervalued. One of the benefits of an active strategy is the ability [...]

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Hedging: A Dirty Word or a Useful Strategy?

September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Portfolio Management, Precious Metals, Risk Management

By Ken Faulkenberry
Hedging has become somewhat of a dirty word lately.  People have correlated it with Hedge Funds and “betting against America”.  In reality hedging, like many things (i.e. alcohol), can be abused or used incorrectly and cause harm. But when hedging is used correctly it can be a useful tool or a prudent necessity.  [...]

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Diversification – The Critical Element of Portfolio Management

August 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Diversification, Investment Planning, Portfolio Management, Risk Management

By Ken Faulkenberry
Diversification is the single most important element of investment planning. Diversification is a portfolio strategy that reduces risk by combining different investments that are not correlated.  The volatility (risk) of the portfolio is reduced because not all asset groups, industries, or stocks move together.  The goal of diversification is to reduce risk.
 
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