Category: Investing

  • The importance of humility in investing

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    Humility is a discipline that can help protect investors from letting their emotions overrule their common sense.

  • When Should I …roll over a retirement account?

    If you’re retiring and have a 401(k), rolling into an IRA can help. But tax advantages come with tax rules, so rollovers can get complicated.

  • Downside protection for investors

    Investors can’t foresee when news events will disrupt markets, but they can set up and monitor downside protection for their portfolios. Kyle Tetting explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]

  • Bonds also face investment risks

    All investments contain risk. Even bond holdings – typically considered safer than stocks – face possible shortcomings, especially as interest rates rise. In a MONEY TALK VIDEO, Tom Pappenfus talks about how investors can assess bond risks in their portfolios. […]

  • Mutual Fund 101 – Introduction

    In an introduction to our Mutual Fund 101 series, Adam Baley talks about a convenient investment vehicle for building diversified portfolios. […]

  • Making the most of mutual fund fees

    Essential to the success of an investment is how much its costs eat into returns. Understanding fees is important.

  • Mutual Fund 101 Quiz

    Test your knowledge of mutual fund investing and link to our Mutual Fund 101 educational videos. […]

  • Mutual Fund 101 – Money Talk Videos

    Among the scores of Money Talk Videos that Landaas & Company has produced to help individuals better understand investing, a number have covered various aspects of owning mutual funds. We have some suggestions for learning more about mutual funds. View the videos in the order suggested or skip around. […]

  • Narrowing the selection of mutual funds

    Selecting from among 8,000 mutual funds relies first on the particular needs of the investor, Kyle Tetting says. Then, sorting focuses on three main attributes. Kyle explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO. […]

  • Why dividends matter to investors

    When stocks trade sideways or even decline, income from dividends can help investors’ boost total return.