Comments on: The Kind of Financial Advisor You Need http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm Personal Financial Articles Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:09:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Funds Zine http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm#comment-16383 Funds Zine Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:17:02 +0000 http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm#comment-16383 <strong>Investing For Simple People #1, Mutual Funds And Personal Finance...</strong> This is the third and the last post for the first edition of this carnival, the other posts were Investing, Miscellaneous And Education. Mutual Funds Bryan Moore presents Utilizing “Hedge Fund” Mutual Funds to Generate Consistent Returns, sayi... Investing For Simple People #1, Mutual Funds And Personal Finance…

This is the third and the last post for the first edition of this carnival, the other posts were Investing, Miscellaneous And Education.
Mutual Funds
Bryan Moore presents Utilizing “Hedge Fund” Mutual Funds to Generate Consistent Returns, sayi…

]]> By: The Skilled Investor http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm#comment-15604 The Skilled Investor Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:35:27 +0000 http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm#comment-15604 Dot, I suggest that you read, read, read. Concerning The Skilled Investor, read not just the blog, but the main website. Links to blog topics can be found in the left column under "Find more articles on these topics." Click on "Visit our main website" in the left hand column. Also, check out the other personal finance blogs in the "Best Blogs" section to the left. I put John C. Bogle's blog at the top for a reason. I suggest very few investing books, because there is so much rubbish out there. John Bogle's latest book is an exception. The title is "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing." Buy it or park yourself in a bookstore for awhile. Concerning TIAA-CREF they have a research institute with many articles worth reading. I have had a link to this institute in the links section of my main website for a long time. Go to the main website, click "Financial Web Links" in the upper right main menu, then select "Useful Investment Sites." Note that investment costs are a huge issue for individual investors. Lower is much better. Recently, TIAA-CREF merged its retail mutual fund classes into other TIAA-CREF funds with higher expenses. Pay attention to the expense ratios and decide whether you want to stay. See the "Controlling Investment Costs" articles on the main website in the center column. Since these are retirement funds, you can move them elsewhere, if you decide to do so, without incurring current tax recognition. Dot,

I suggest that you read, read, read. Concerning The Skilled Investor, read not just the blog, but the main website. Links to blog topics can be found in the left column under “Find more articles on these topics.” Click on “Visit our main website” in the left hand column.

Also, check out the other personal finance blogs in the “Best Blogs” section to the left. I put John C. Bogle’s blog at the top for a reason. I suggest very few investing books, because there is so much rubbish out there. John Bogle’s latest book is an exception. The title is “The Little Book of Common Sense Investing.” Buy it or park yourself in a bookstore for awhile.

Concerning TIAA-CREF they have a research institute with many articles worth reading. I have had a link to this institute in the links section of my main website for a long time. Go to the main website, click “Financial Web Links” in the upper right main menu, then select “Useful Investment Sites.”

Note that investment costs are a huge issue for individual investors. Lower is much better. Recently, TIAA-CREF merged its retail mutual fund classes into other TIAA-CREF funds with higher expenses. Pay attention to the expense ratios and decide whether you want to stay. See the “Controlling Investment Costs” articles on the main website in the center column. Since these are retirement funds, you can move them elsewhere, if you decide to do so, without incurring current tax recognition.

]]> By: Dot http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm#comment-15595 Dot Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:10:09 +0000 http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm#comment-15595 I'm new at investing for myself. I have retirement funds in TIAA-CREF, which I left in place when I left teaching. What would you recommend as a start for a true novice? I’m new at investing for myself. I have retirement funds in TIAA-CREF, which I left in place when I left teaching. What would you recommend as a start for a true novice?

]]> By: How to Solve Money Worries Blog Carnival http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm#comment-14539 How to Solve Money Worries Blog Carnival Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:38:25 +0000 http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-kind-of-financial-advisor-you-need-109.htm#comment-14539 [...] Larry Russell presents The kind of financial advisor you need — A Tip from The Skilled Investor posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “Good or bad, financial advisors are expensive. If you need a financial advisor’s help and you carefully select a good financial advisor, the value of the personal finance and investment advice that you receive might easily repay the advisor cost. However, bad financial advisors can cost you dearly, though both high financial expenses and poor investment strategies. How can you tell the difference between a good and bad advisor?” [...] […] Larry Russell presents The kind of financial advisor you need — A Tip from The Skilled Investor posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “Good or bad, financial advisors are expensive. If you need a financial advisor’s help and you carefully select a good financial advisor, the value of the personal finance and investment advice that you receive might easily repay the advisor cost. However, bad financial advisors can cost you dearly, though both high financial expenses and poor investment strategies. How can you tell the difference between a good and bad advisor?” […]

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