The Top Alternative Funds SmartMoney Online | By: Ian Salisbury | January 26, 2012 Gold, options, currencies, farm land, you can find investments in all of those and more in so-called alternative funds. While dozens of these mutual funds have started in the last year, a select few have been around for some time...Read More
Six Ways to Maximize Retirement ‘Sweet Spot’ Years During your working years, it is usual to focus more on gaining an immediate deduction for retirement account contributions than on how future withdrawals will be taxed. Financial advisers say that as a result, affluent people often retire with a portfolio of huge tax-deferred IRAs...Read More
Paying More For Dividends The stampede into dividend-paying shares is making many names more expensive. Are they still worth buying? Long favored by risk-averse retirees, dividend-paying stocks have been attracting investors of all stripes lately for their high yields and market-trumping returns. But as their popularity grows, even some advisers are starting to ask: Are...Read More
Dow Hits 13,000, But What Next? By Sarah Morgan The last time the Dow hit 13,000, stocks quickly proceeded to take a 50% nosedive. But as the index briefly crossed that milestone today, many advisers said the market looks a whole lot safer this time around. The Dow broke 13,000 several times on Tuesday, before...Read More
Rosanne Rogé of Eastport recently received a Woman of Distinction Award from Stony Brook University Medical Center’s National Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center in recognition of her “tireless commitment” to help improve the lives of children with the autoimmune disease. Rogé is the managing director of Bohemia-based wealth management firm R.W. Rogé & Co. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/winner-roseanne-roge-1.3490812Read More
What to do with leftovers in 529 Plans. Most parents worry about not having enough money in their 529 savings plans to pay for their kids’ college expenses. But sometimes you can end up with more cash in these accounts than you need—if, say, a child doesn’t go to college or attends a state school...Read More
By Lynn Brenner NEW YORK | Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:57pm EST Six Ways To Maximize Retirement “Sweet Spot” Years NEW YORK (Reuters) – During your working years, it is usual to focus more on gaining an immediate deduction for retirement account contributions than on how future withdrawals will be taxed. Financial advisers say that...Read More
Paying More for Dividends Long favored by risk-averse retirees, dividend-paying stocks have been attracting investors of all stripes lately for their high yields and market-trumping returns. But as their popularity grows, even some advisers are starting to ask: Are dividend payers getting too pricey? Investors poured $31.3 billion into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that...Read More
Will New Year Bring New Hope For Euro? 12/30/2011 Written by Morgan, Sarah https://blogs.smartmoney.com/advice/2011/12/30/will-new-year-bring-new-hope-for-euro/?mod=rss_&link=SM_home_blogsum The euro slipped again against most currencies on Friday, falling to a 10-year low against the yen and hovering close to a 15-month low against the dollar. Analysts say this weakness is likely to extend well into 2012, but there are...Read More
