Diversified Asset Management, Inc. – 2018 2nd Quarter Newsletter
This quarter’s newsletter is filled with lots of great information. Here is a list of topics included in this newsletter.
Investing For The Long Run Amid Volatility
With stocks surging one moment and plunging the next, it’s good to remember that from 1926 through 2016, a portfolio diversified across stocks, bond and cash averaged a 9.6% annual return, with a better risk-reward ratio than any one of the four investments with large liquid markets.
The New Law Tax Gives Roth Converters A Little Less Wiggle Room
Retirements savers, give thanks! The recently passed tax plan doesn't harm you - much. Congress, for instance, did not lower maximum contributions for tax-deferred plans, like traditional 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts. Nor did Congress tinker with moving your money from a traditional plan into a Roth, where you pay the taxes up front and appreciation grows tax-free and your withdrawals won't ever be taxed.
Ways To Close The Retirement Gap
According to a recent article in The Washington Post, 71% of Americans aren't saving enough for retirement. If you're in this predicament, what can you do to close the gap? Here are six practical suggestions.
Six Tips To Avoid Phishing Scams
Fake news" has exacted a high cost to American culture and political discourse, but the internet fakery that costs you time and money is phishing, emails diabolically aimed to trick you into opening your personal data to crooks and miscreants.
You Don’t Need Perfect Knowledge To Invest Well
If you had the power to predict which one of 12 types of investments representing wide range of assets was going to be No. 1 every year for each of the 15 years from 2002 through 2016, you would have averaged a 29.9% annual return.
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Diversified Asset Management, Inc. – 2018 2nd Quarter Newsletter
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