bear market

A few useful indicators can help with investing in stocks

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:51:36 -0600

Trying to find stocks or funds that don't fall in a recession takes far more time than the average U.S. worker has. And it's tough sledding in any event: By definition, the vast majority of stocks fall in a bear market. If you want reassurance that you're doing the right thing, you can look at a few useful indicators.

7 investing themes for tough times

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:38:13 -0600

As the bear market becomes situation normal, successful investing has become more a matter of "my stocks are down less than your stocks." But should it be? The old adage is that any fool can make money in a bull market and we saw that writ large over the past couple of years. Making money in today's market takes real skill. The question really then is what kind of stocks could possibly go up in this market?

Why Obama could be good for stocks

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:01:00 -0600

History refutes the notion that a Democratic, bigger-government president will be a negative for stocks. Here's a look at that and four other bear-market myths.

Keep chipping in to 529 college plan, but look closely at strate...

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:11:31 -0500

Keep chipping in to 529 college plan, but look at strategy

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:35:02 -0500

The bear market has taken a chainsaw to many 401(k) plans, slashing their values by 40% or more. But for parents of children in their early to late teens, the carnage in their 529 plans is even more frightening. "If you're close to that time period when you need the money, this is very scary," says Andrea Feirstein, an independent consultant to 529 plans.

Fundamentally: Is the Catharsis Yet to Come?

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:35:41 -0500

It is too soon to tell if the sense of despair among investors will reaches such cathartic levels that it signals the end of a bear market.

Even target maturity funds have gotten spanked by bear market

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:00:34 -0500

When people think of time travel, they usually want to journey back to 1977 so they can tell their sister to give that nice Billy Gates a break and go see Star Wars with him. These days, however, investors are probably hoping for a kind of Rip Van Winkle machine that will let them sleep a decade or so until their retirement savings recovers.

Making money in this market? Here's how

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:57:52 -0500

How bad is this bear market? Out of thousands of offerings, only one mutual fund focusing on U.S. stocks is up this year. You read that right - one!

How to retire in bad times

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:01:00 -0500

Retiring in a bear market puts you in a danger zone. The risk is that you'll run out of money before you're finished living. At a time like this, you need a game plan.

When a bear market doesn't matter

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:01:00 -0500

Market downturns are no fun, but don't let the labels concern you. You should instead concentrate on your own circumstances and portfolio.