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Investment portfolios have risk. Downturns occur periodically. Companies grow and mature. Some companies whither and die. Statistics...

Does a normal distribution, or bell curve, accurately model returns for the S&P 500? Below are plots of 47 years or return data sorted by...

The investment universe offers a lot of possibilities. The goal is to construct a portfolio which meets the investors requirements for...

Investment is the action of purchasing something today, called an asset, with the goal of having it increase in value over time such that...

Here is an initial plan to get yourself into the best position to make your retirement a success: 1) Pay Off High Interest Debt. Good...

There is a correlation between asset return and risk. When seeking higher return or reward you normally assume larger risks. We define...

Compounding is where the positive or negative return is dependent upon both the starting amount, or principle, as well as the return. ...

Assets need to grow above the inflation rate in order to grow at all. Inflation is the biggest worry when trying to grow assets for...

The amount you need to retire depends upon the length of retirement, inflation rate and anticipated return on money used for retirement....

The 35 year bull market in bonds has seen rates on the U.S 10 year treasury fall from 15.32% in September, 1981 to a bottom of around...