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Teach Kids to Find Their Investor Personality

[Note: The following is a guest article from the “Ask Anne Blog.” It is published here as a courtesy. The opinions expressed here are the opinions of the “Ask Anne Blog“, and are not necessarily those of The Skilled Investor. The Skilled Investor received no compensation for the publication of this courtesy article.] Financial Planning Software […]

Monitor and adjust your financial plan in a time-efficient manner – Step 9 of 10 Financial Planning Steps in the Right Direction

CLICK HERE TO READ THE SKILLED INVESTOR’s OTHER ARTICLES ABOUT THESE “10 FINANCIAL PLANNING STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Personal Financial Planning Software Time in life is the most precious and perishable asset that a person has. It should be spent enjoyably and efficiently. Scientific investment strategies that rely on relatively efficient financial markets allow […]

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund (VINIX) captures the Best +10 Fund Authority Score

The table below in this article presents The Skilled Investor’s Fund Authority Score and other information for the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund. The diversified investment fund strategy of the Vanguard Institutional Index mutual fund (VINIX) Find Home Financial Planning Software According to its prospectus filing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR system, the […]

Understand the Confusing Securities Market Motion Picture

Securities markets are usually very quick to adjust prices to reflect new information. However, this price adjustment process may take longer and be more volatile, if the new information is ambiguous. At any point in time, market participants will already have used more or less rigorous valuation methods to judge their expected risk-adjusted value of […]

How Investment Securities Are Valued – Snapshots in Time

Snapshots in time – How investment securities are valued Every securities market transaction requires a buyer and seller with differing viewpoints. Markets can operate, because there are differences between investors in their assessments of the intrinsic value and risk of securities. Financial Planning Software for Home Use Current investment values vary in the eyes of […]

Understand Your Projected Expenses Over Your Lifetime

Do-It-Yourself Financial Planning – Understand your projected expenses over your lifetime Increased savings through conscious expenditure reduction is the largest and most controllable factor in long-term personal finance success. Anyone interested in improving personal financial planning must understand that tracking expenses accurately and comprehensively is very important. Exactly how your expenses are tracked is not […]

Commodity Futures in Your Investment Portfolio

Commodity futures in your investment portfolio – Is there really any future for individual investors? The Skilled Investor’s previous article, “Be wary of the new investment asset classes,” voiced skepticism about many supposedly new asset classes. This article delves into the financial science behind this skepticism, as it relates to one of these supposedly new […]

Be Wary of New Investment Asset Classes

Hear ye, Hear Ye, individual investors: Be wary of new investment asset classes – A Tip from The Skilled Investor Many promoters in the financial services industry have shown a strong proclivity in recent years to invent and to market supposedly “new” investment asset classes. Industry advocates will claim that these new asset classes deserve […]

Your Investment Risk Tolerance Drives Your Asset Allocation Decision

Your personal tolerance for investment risk should drive your asset allocation decision – A Tip from The Skilled Investor Your tolerance for investment risk is a relative thing. Few people like investment risk, but some can handle it better than others do. The more investment risk you can and are willing to tolerate, the higher […]

Use Caution with Classical Investment Books

Use Caution with Classical Investment Books – A Tip from The Skilled Investor Individual investors should exercise caution when applying the tactics of classical investment books to current markets. The more handcrafted, seat-of-the-pants, and individual actor approach to the securities markets in the pre-computer, pre-networking era has given way to different practices. What might have […]

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