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Spotlight: How much should you put down on a new home?

Spotlight: How much should you put down on a new home?

Find out all you need to know about down payments
Spotlight: What if you ONLY miss the 20 Best Weeks in the Market over 30 Years?

Spotlight: What if you ONLY miss the 20 Best Weeks in the Market over 30 Years?

The short answer is that your return drops from 8.4% to 3.8%; quite amazing given 20 weeks represents less than 2% of the time! It’s clear that market timing is risky business. Missing just 20 weeks out of 1,590 weeks results in 55% less return.
Spotlight: Who wants an easy retirement?

Spotlight: Who wants an easy retirement?

Here’s the long and the short of a retirement savings strategy that works for you.
Spotlight: Market +9.8 / Average Investor +2.8 ... say again?

Spotlight: Market +9.8 / Average Investor +2.8 ... say again?

Those rattled by volatility who shift in and out of the market tend to have poor timing and historically, have received a fraction of market returns.
Spotlight: Stressed out over retirement planning?

Spotlight: Stressed out over retirement planning?

Retirement should be about revival, not survival. Put your mind at ease with these helpful tips.
Spotlight: The Trick to Teaching Kids Investing? Make it a Game!

Spotlight: The Trick to Teaching Kids Investing? Make it a Game!

It’s important to teach kids the fundamentals of investing.
Spotlight: 5 Budgeting Tips for the Holidays

Spotlight: 5 Budgeting Tips for the Holidays

Often people get swept up in the holiday season and spend more than they planned. Here are 5 tips to help make this season a little gentler on the pocketbook.
Spotlight: 4 Money Problems that Didn’t Exist 50 Years Ago and How to Solve Them

Spotlight: 4 Money Problems that Didn’t Exist 50 Years Ago and How to Solve Them

The times have changes. Present-day financial hurdles are very different that those that your grandparents had to deal with.
Spotlight: Take the 5-Week Financial Fitness Challenge!

Spotlight: Take the 5-Week Financial Fitness Challenge!

Building your financial future can take a long time. I mean, a really long time.
Spotlight: Retirement Planning 101

Spotlight: Retirement Planning 101

Everyone's needs for life after work are as unique as they are. What things should you consider when designing your retirement strategy?