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Passive Make is a philosophy that embraces critical foundational investment theories that most individual investors would be well to adopt. Risk management, diversification, low investment costs, tax efficiency and taming bad investorRead More…
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One of the biggest myths around is that you will be spending less money after you retire. Sure, it’s possible, but think about it. Your income will likely be lower and pricesRead More…
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The Fix The Investments Series With the explosive growth of passive investing since the introduction of the Vanguard 500 (ticker symbol: VFINX) index mutual fund in 1976, and later with the genesisRead More…
The ETF Spotlight is on iShares Gold Trust Ticker Symbol: IAU Family: iShares by BlackRock Exchange: NYSE Arca Brief: IAU seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of gold. BecauseRead More…