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Rollover: How to Move Money from 401k to an IRA

Access to a 401(k) plan is a great benefit offered by most employers. The funds you place into this account are often times matched by the employer and once deposited into the account, they are yours [...]

Are Dividend Paying Stocks Safer?

Investing in stocks is a tough business these days even despite a massive multi-year rally where the markets have essentially doubled since their lows after the financial crisis a few years ago.  Many investors are still [...]

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How to Invest in Gold: 6 Gold Invesment Ideas

To protect your assets during economic turmoil, some experts recommend diversifying your portfolio with a cautious amount of precious metals. Gold is considered a fairly safe wealth storage vehicle, as it’s never completely lose all value [...]

Why You’re Better Off Investing in Index Funds

Investors often opt for actively managed mutual funds or ETF’s as a way to “beat the market”. Occasionally, over short spells, they may in fact beat the market. But these forays into managed funds can also [...]

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Understanding the Basics of Deferred Annuities

What is an Annuity? By definition, an annuity is: A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life A form of insurance or investment entitling the investor to [...]

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The Rise of the Female Trader

Female Traders on the Rise For months I’ve been wanting to post an Infographic here on WSL, but I just haven’t found the time to do so. For those of you that don’t visit many other [...]

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The Most Important Thing Small Businesses Should Be Concerned With

It’s easy to get confused concerning what is really important in a business. In fact, when a person first ventures out on the entrepreneurial journey, it’s extremely easy to spend copious amounts of time on things [...]

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Stop Buying the Hype: The Average Rate of Return isn’t What You Really Earn

The Average Rate of Return Isn’t the Whole Story Whenever the media discusses a market index’s return, or when mutual fund companies promote their returns over the last 3, 5, and 10-year periods, they always reference [...]

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3 Ways to Get a Loan Online

Over the last decade, more and more people have started using the internet for everything. So, it makes sense that people would start looking for ways to get a loan online. And in response to the [...]

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