Good posts on why bonds are important in a portfolio
If you’ve been following my blog lately you’ve been noticing that I’ve been questioning why one would ever have any money in bonds in the long-term due to their sub-par performance …
Read MoreAsset Allocation
7 posts
Asset Allocation - If you are young why wouldn't you be 100% stocks - Comments and Recap
Well turns out that me suggesting that young people with long investing time horizons invest 100% in stocks stirred up a lot of activity on my blog and to be honest I never could have imagined I would …
Read MoreAsset Allocation - If you are young why wouldn’t you be 100% stocks?
I know I have had a few people comment on some of my posts that I’m too heavily weighted towards stocks (100%) and it’s sort of common knowledge that when laying out your asset allocation …
Read MoreRealistic Rate of Return - Part IV Inflation
This is the fourth post in a series of posts on Realistic Rate of Return. You can view Part I, Part II, and Part III here. In this part I will try to touch on inflation and how it can affect my nest …
Read MoreAm I saving too much in tax-advantaged accounts?
Kind of feel weird even suggesting such a thought, because as a personal finance nut it is my job to fully take advantage of every possible edge I can use to stretch my dollars. Whether it is signing …
Read MoreTaking my own advice
Well today I took my own advice and transferred about $6,000 that I had laying around in my ING Direct account and used it to pay down my HELOC. Some of this money is spoken for (2007 Roth IRAs), but …
Read MoreIt’s common sense, but I’m an idiot
My wife and I bought a house this last summer, and we opted not to put 20% down because well I’m not sure we had exactly 20% to put down and the interest rates we so low that I figured I would …
Read More