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By Art Rothschild Rarely a day goes by this year that I haven’t been asked by a client (or two or three) whether they should convert their traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.  That question has taken on greater importance now that Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed into law a bill that allows investors…

By Joel Dresang Riding a surfboard requires coordination, balance and risk analysis. The more you want to catch the big waves, the more prepared you should be to get knocked off your board. Investing also involves maintaining equilibrium amid ever-changing conditions. In general, higher returns reward bigger risks, but there’s a point at which you…

By Kyle Tetting A balanced and diversified investment portfolio makes the most of many different areas of the markets and styles of investing. As part of that mix, growth investing focuses on the stock of a company whose earnings are expected to grow at a higher rate than the overall market. Growth companies typically pay…