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Risk, The Essence Of Investing

by Steve Selengut Most investors incorrectly think of “risk” as the possibility that the market value of a financial asset might fall below the amount that he or she has invested in the asset. OMG, how could this be happening! … Continue reading

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Cruise Control Hedging Strategy

by Steve Selengut The first page of search engine research tells you that: “Investors use hedging strategies when they are unsure of what the market will do”— isn’t that always the case? Further along you learn that there are many … Continue reading

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What’s Your Investment IQ?

by Steve Selengut Many of the things you think you know about investing are part of a mythology designed to make you bounce around between investment products. Modern day “conventional wisdom” just isn’t all that its cracked up to be. … Continue reading

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Income Investing And What You Really Know About It – Survey Results

by Steve Selengut The results are in! Roughly 260 people took the time to respond to the first income investing survey and I thank y’all very much for being so generous with your time. First, the generalizations:

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Seven Alternatives To Consider Before Getting A Reverse Mortgage

by: Tim Paul Reverse mortgages are hot. Baby boom demographics, inadequate retirement funding, and problems in the traditional mortgage market (pushing brokers into alternate products) have combined to make marketing of reverse mortgage products to senior citizen homeowners one of … Continue reading

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