Articles Tagged: Personal finance

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Clarify key questions on money, emotions, future plans

Whether it’s a conscious decision to avoid realizing a paper loss or not paying enough attention to your mix of assets, most of us at one time or another have committed a costly investor mistake. Here are some ocmmon ones.

The last thing an investor wants to do is allow the emotion from the markets to dictate their next buying or selling decision.

World Trend Financial investment advisers and Terry Lockridge and Dunn business consultants, both based in Cedar Rapids and with offices in Iowa City, have been acquired by Rockford, Ill.-headquartered Savant Wealth Management.

Instead of accumulating money to strictly watch your account balances grow, another healthy perspective is to understand how it can support and complement the important things in our lives.

On a regular basis, situations arise in which people are faced with the responsibility of making investment decisions

It’s been said that volatility is a “tax” that investors have to pay for harnessing the wealth-building power of the financial markets. But rationalizing market fluctuations doesn’t make them any less nerve-wracking, especially if you’re nearing retirement age.

There still are successful strategies that help alleviate the ups and downs of typical investor emotions during hyper-active markets.

Market fluctuation can be viewed as the price investors have to pay for being involved with the wealth-building power of …

Most people focus on preparing financially for retirement, but the emotional aspect of retirement should not be overlooked.

AAA travel agent Lisa Swanson also advises that you pack something extra for your vacation this year: patience and understanding.

No, you’re not the only soon-to-be retiree who’s reluctant to leave your working days behind. What we do is so …

Hy-Vee Financial Services features products such as checking and savings accounts, auto and home insurance, home mortgages, consumer loans and pet insurance.

Money can be defined in a lot of different ways. Instead of accumulating money for what it can buy, a …