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Minimize Your Investment Fees

March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · AIP Money Management Tips

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Keeping your investment fees low is one the most dependable ways to increase your investment returns. Many investors chase investment performance by purchasing investments that have recently done well. Most quickly learn than past performance is not a good predictor of future returns.
Studies show portfolios that own assets with low expense ratios [...]

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Don’t Let Trading Programs Steal Your Money

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · AIP Money Management Tips

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I don’t know how many people I have seen or heard of paying hundreds and usually thousands of dollars for trading workshops and tutoring packages. Investors are constantly being tempted on traditional media and now social media sites. Promises of easy money, getting rich quickly, and learning to beat the system lure [...]

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Trying to Break-even?

February 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AIP Money Management Tips

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Is loss aversion hurting your portfolio returns? It is common for Investors to want to at least “break-even” on an investment.  Maybe you think you should sell but don’t because the stock is lower than when you bought it. Selling as a loss makes you feel like your original decision was a [...]

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Rule of 72

February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · AIP Money Management Tips

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In order to approximate the number of years it takes to double an investment, divide the rate of return into 72. For example, and investment earning 6% per year will take approximately 12 years to double (72 divided by 6 = 12).

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Consider Risk When Allocating Your Portfolio

November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AIP Money Management Tips

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Even if you’re able to generate considerable income, you have to know how to protect and preserve your capital. Investors who have employed a buy and hold strategy have lost a decade worth of growth. When the market just kept going up, it was easy to think it would continue and not [...]

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Protect Yourself Against Investment Scams

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments · AIP Money Management Tips

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Investment Scams are nothing new but due to technology are getting bigger and hurting more people than ever.  Here are some tips to make sure you are never a victim:
 
1.       Don’t allow an advisor to have custody of your money.  A scam artist needs access to your money to be able to [...]

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AIP Money Management Tips – October 2009

October 6th, 2009 · No Comments · AIP Money Management Tips

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Reverse mortgages are expensive
Origination fees, insurance premiums, closing costs, and interest make reverse [...]

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