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5 Ways to Get Fat in Your 50s
Tweet Share on Facebook December 31, 2012 CommentThis is the time of year when you see a lot of ads and articles advising you how to lose weight. I think it has something to do with New Year's resolutions.
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How One Man Retired in Paradise
Tweet Share on Facebook December 31, 2012 CommentSix years ago, Mike Sager was a stockbroker in California with a dream about how retirement could be. He set out to find his own piece of paradise south of the border. “Little did I know at the time that I'd end up this far south,” he says.
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Why I Can’t Wait to Retire
Tweet Share on Facebook December 28, 2012 CommentAs baby boomers, my wife and I are right in the middle of the 75 million member generation that is rapidly entering the retirement years. We have overcome numerous challenges simply to arrive at this age. But even once we make it to retirement, there is no guarantee of smooth sailing, especially once health concerns enter the picture.
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Exploiting a Loophole to Gain Outsized Returns
Tweet Share on Facebook December 27, 2012 CommentI believe in the efficient markets hypothesis, which holds that new, publicly-available information is immediately incorporated into the price of a stock or bond. Burton Malkiel, the author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, observed that despite intensive efforts to find predictable patterns or anomalies, many of the patterns disappear soon after being discovered, leaving little room for the most adept investor to benefit from them.
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How to Tell if You Should Downsize in Retirement
Tweet Share on Facebook December 26, 2012 CommentThe housing crisis may have changed how people perceive home equity's role in funding a comfortable retirement. But downsizing can still be a viable way to increase your savings cushion significantly. Before you put up the for-sale sign, answer these questions to make sure this is the right step for you to take:
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What History Predicts for Stocks in 2013
Tweet Share on Facebook December 24, 2012 CommentThe race doesn't always go to the swift, goes the old saying. But that's the way to bet it, replies the savvy gambler.
So it is with the old saying about the stock market. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. But it still makes sense to look at historical data—because that's the way to bet it.
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7 Great Places to Celebrate Christmas Overseas
Tweet Share on Facebook December 24, 2012 CommentEach country has its own unique holiday traditions. Christmas celebrations overseas are often very different from the experience in the U.S. Here are seven exciting places to celebrate Christmas abroad:
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Pay it Forward in Retirement
Tweet Share on Facebook December 21, 2012 CommentPaying it forward generally means the beneficiary of a good deed repays it to others instead of to the original benefactor. The idea has become quite popular as we search for ways to help both those we love and those in need. Doing something for another free of charge or obligation, just because it is the right thing to do, typically proves rewarding for all involved.
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7 Alternatives to Investing in the Stock Market
Tweet Share on Facebook December 20, 2012 CommentThe stock market is a great investment if you have a long time horizon. But should you continue to invest in stocks once you retire? When you start withdrawing from your retirement portfolio, you will be a lot more sensitive to stock market fluctuations. Most financial advisers recommend reducing stock market investments as you get older, but you don’t want to just stick the money under the mattress either. Inflation will erode cash savings over the years, and we need to continue to invest. Here are seven investment alternatives to the stock market:
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The Dark Secret to Beating the Markets
Tweet Share on Facebook December 20, 2012 CommentAccording to charges levied by the United States attorney in Manhattan, Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager at SAC Capital Advisors, engaged in insider trading. Martola is accused of obtaining secret information from Sidney Gilman, a doctor involved in clinical trials for an Alzheimer’s drug being tested by mega drug giants, Elan and Wyeth.
