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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 a Fiduciary?

FIDUCIARY   DEFINITION:   A person legally appointed or authorized to manage assets for another person. The fi du ci ary manages the assets for

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What are S&P Bond Ratings?

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) rates the creditworthiness of thousands of corporate and governmental bond issuers as does Moody’s and Fitch. Credit ratings, ratings outlooks and ratings changes are a huge influence on bond prices. It is important to recognize that credit ratings represent only the opinion of the issuing rating agency and that those opinions can sometimes prove to be wrong……

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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! …

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:

Read More »

What is a Fiduciary?

FIDUCIARY   DEFINITION:   A person legally appointed or authorized to manage assets for another person. The fi du ci ary manages the assets for

Read More »

What are S&P Bond Ratings?

Standard and Poor’s (S&P) rates the creditworthiness of thousands of corporate and governmental bond issuers as does Moody’s and Fitch. Credit ratings, ratings outlooks and ratings changes are a huge influence on bond prices. It is important to recognize that credit ratings represent only the opinion of the issuing rating agency and that those opinions can sometimes prove to be wrong……

Read More »
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