Squeezed between Competing Needs
At a time when baby boomer couples should
be saving for their own retirements, many feel squeezed by competing
financial needs. Having started families later than past generations,
their children may just now be entering college or still living
at home. At the same time, aging parents may need financial assistance.
It is a dilemma that is likely to become more common.
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Avoid Withdrawal Mistakes
During your working years, your emphasis
was to accumulate as much as possible for retirement. But as you
near retirement age, you need to start thinking about how to withdraw
those funds to maximize your income. To help accomplish that,
avoid these mistakes.
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Dealing with Stock Price Declines
When a stock's price declines substantially,
you might wonder what you should do. If you own the stock, should
you sell before the stock declines more or purchase more shares
at the lower price? If you are interested in the stock, should
you purchase now or stay away from it? Before you decide, you
need to assess the cause of the price decline. Typically, the
stock's price is reacting to one of three things.
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What Are Zero-Coupon Bonds?
Zero-coupon bonds do not pay interest during
the bond's life. Since most investors purchase bonds to receive
periodic interest income, this may seem like a contradiction.
However, some investors desire the fixed return without the periodic
receipt of interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds were designed
to meet that need.
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Clean Up Your Portfolio
Before year-end, get all your information
together, thoroughly analyze it, and clean up your portfolio.
Some points to consider during this review include...
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