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Articles & Books From Russell Wild
Expert information and easy-to-follow advice for today’s Canadian bond investorsBond Investing For Canadians For Dummies will show you how to invest in bonds in today’s environment and strengthen and protect your investment portfolio. Bonds are a great choice for anyone looking to make a smart investment that will provide a steady income, and this book is a great choice for anyone ready to get started.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 11-21-2023
If you want to invest in bonds, you need to know how to read the bond ratings that the big three rating companies use in order to help you select bonds in a risk-aware way. Knowing the right questions to ask about a bond can save you money, and you can find answers to many of those questions on the Internet.How to read bond ratingsBefore you buy a bond, get an idea of how much financial muscle the issuer has.
Everything on bonds, bond funds, and more! Updated for the new economy Whether you're looking for income, diversification, or protection from stock market volatility, bonds can play an important role in any portfolio. Newly updated, Bond Investing For Dummies covers the essentials of getting started and ways to select and purchase bonds for your needs.
Become an ETF expert with this up-to-date investment guideWant to expand your portfolio beyond stocks and mutual funds? (Of course you do, you smart investor you.) Then take a look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs)! A cross between an index fund and a stock, they're transparent, easy to trade, and tax-efficient.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-01-2021
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is something of a cross between an index mutual fund and a stock. It’s like a mutual fund but has some key differences you’ll want to be sure you understand. Here, you discover how to get some ETFs into your portfolio, how to choose smart ETFs, and how ETFs differ from mutual funds.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 08-02-2023
An ETF, or exchange-traded fund, is a relatively new investment product. It's something of a cross between an index mutual fund and a stock. ETF investing has grown exponentially in the past few years, and it makes sense for most individual investors to take a look adding ETFs to their portfolios.Comparing ETFs to other investment optionsInvesting in ETFs differs from investing in mutual funds and individual stocks in some important ways, as the following table shows.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-01-2022
If you want to invest in bonds, you need to know how to read the bond ratings that the big three rating companies use and how to figure whether a taxable or tax-free municipal bond is the better investment. Knowing the right questions to ask about a bond can save you money, and you can find answers to many of those questions on the Internet.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-13-2023
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is something of a cross between an index mutual fund and a stock. It’s like a mutual fund but has some key differences you’ll want to be sure you understand.Here, you discover how to get some ETFs into your portfolio, how to choose smart ETFs, and how ETFs differ from mutual funds.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 08-02-2023
You may think of bonds as thoroughly modern financial instruments, but they have a long history. They played an important part in helping the Allies win World War II, for example.Every bond needs to be identified, which is where its CUSIP comes in. When you reach a certain age, the government requires that you begin withdrawing at least some money from your accounts, and you need to pay close attention to this, because if you don’t cash out the minimum amount, big fines are levied.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The 20 times rule is a thumbprint that gives you a very rough guide of how big a investment portfolio you need before you retire. In short, figure out how much you need in a year, subtract whatever retirement income you have outside of investment income (such as Social Security), and multiply the remainder by 20.