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| | | | | | Preparing Your Portfolio for Retirement | | | | By Frank Armstrong III | | | | Published on July 1, 2008 | | | | | | | | Investing during retirement is entirely different than investing for retirement. Different strategies are required for the accumulation and distribution phases.
During the accumulation phase, it may be appropriate to take moderate risks in return for the prospects of higher returns. A young person with a very long time horizon until retirement and a high risk tolerance might invest her entire portfolio in stocks. During retirement, a much more conservative portfolio is generally called for. That’s because the requirement to generate periodic withdrawals to produce income introduces a risk that the portfolio might self-liquidate.
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| | | | | | | Is Running a Religion? | | | | By George A. Sheehan, MD | | | | Published on June 3, 2008 | | | | | | | | Note: This story comes from the web site of Dr. Sheehen which is devoted to the teachings of the renowned “Running Doc” who died in 1993. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | PFN Close-Up: Diversification | | | | By Ed Rabinowitz | | | | Published on June 3, 2008 | | | | | | | | The age-old expression advises against putting all your eggs in one basket. If you're looking for a job, you don't respond to just one ad, you answer several because you don't know which job will be the one to come through. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | The Scoring of Tax Breaks | | | | By Andrew D. Schwartz, CPA | | | | Published on June 2, 2008 | | | | | | | | Not all tax breaks are created equally. Due to the complexities and nuances of the continually evolving tax code, certain credits and deductions save you significantly more in taxes than others. | | | | | |
| | | | | | | The Stop-Loss Order | | | | By Michael Sheehan | | | | Published on June 1, 2008 | | | | | | | | A stop-loss order is a useful investing tool that’s lost some of its usefulness. Basically, a stop-loss order tells your stockbroker to sell a stock when the price falls to a pre-set level. It still works well in most situations, but it generally only works when the New York Stock Exchange is open | | | | | |
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