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What is “Interest Rate Risk”? Are you taking too much?

One way to look at interest rate risk is to consider what happens to the value of your investment if interest rates change.  Interest rate risk is fundamental to fixed income investments including U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills. By way of example, as of this writing a ten year Treasury note yields 2.25% to maturity….

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Building a High-Performance Personalized Portfolio

Learn how to build a personalized, high-performance portfolio based on the Dow Jones Composite Average. Download Successful Portfolios newest white paper: “Yes, You Can Invest Directly in an Index”. Listed below are the seven tips we set forth for investors seeking enhanced returns in the stock market:

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Need Life Insurance? Remember “Buy Term and Invest the Difference”

As a Certified Financial Planner professional, I believe that for most families with young children, not having life insurance on Mom and Dad is reckless financial behavior. The good news is term life insurance is surprisingly affordable. So if you need life insurance, should you buy term and invest the difference? The short answer is yes! …

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A Low-Cost Global Growth & Income ETF Portfolio

At Successful Portfolios, we recently created a low-cost Global Growth & Income Model Portfolio. A breakdown of the portfolio can be found here. Our model holds five strategically selected Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Each ETF is available for commission-free trading through Schwab ETF OneSource. Our selected ETFs are as follows:

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What is “Interest Rate Risk”? Are you taking too much?

One way to look at interest rate risk is to consider what happens to the value of your investment if interest rates change.  Interest rate risk is fundamental to fixed income investments including U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills. By way of example, as of this writing a ten year Treasury note yields 2.25% to maturity….

Read More »

Building a High-Performance Personalized Portfolio

Learn how to build a personalized, high-performance portfolio based on the Dow Jones Composite Average. Download Successful Portfolios newest white paper: “Yes, You Can Invest Directly in an Index”. Listed below are the seven tips we set forth for investors seeking enhanced returns in the stock market:

Read More »

Need Life Insurance? Remember “Buy Term and Invest the Difference”

As a Certified Financial Planner professional, I believe that for most families with young children, not having life insurance on Mom and Dad is reckless financial behavior. The good news is term life insurance is surprisingly affordable. So if you need life insurance, should you buy term and invest the difference? The short answer is yes! …

Read More »

A Low-Cost Global Growth & Income ETF Portfolio

At Successful Portfolios, we recently created a low-cost Global Growth & Income Model Portfolio. A breakdown of the portfolio can be found here. Our model holds five strategically selected Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Each ETF is available for commission-free trading through Schwab ETF OneSource. Our selected ETFs are as follows:

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