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7 Mutual Fund Performance Measures & Ratings
For years, investors, fund managers, and stock analysts have sought reliable indicators to project the future return and risk of owning an individual stock, bond, or a portfolio of securities. The und...
How to Protect Your Child From Bullies & Build Their Self-Confidence
One of the worst feelings a parent can experience is learning that his or her child is a victim of bullying. Anger is quickly followed by feelings of frustration, helplessness, and worry. And unfortun...
Importance of Medicare and Impacts on Healthcare & the Federal Budget
Imagine a community where all of the physical structures were constructed 50 years ago of wood, have antiquated wiring, and are heated by open fireplaces before the widespread use of home fire alarms....
Is Ethical Finance an Oxymoron?
Finance – specifically the voluntary transfer of capital from those who have it to those who need it for the purpose of creating and maintaining a business enterprise which rewards its investors, empl...
The Riskiest Investment Moves for Retirement That Could Pay Off
According to a 2012 Employee Benefit Research Institute poll, only one in seven Americans are confident that they will retire with enough money to live comfortably, even though one in three expect to ...
U.S. Entitlement Program Reform
Though they managed to avoid a fall from the fiscal cliff in the last hours of 2012, Democrats and Republicans continue to wage political war over the economic and ideological future of America. Presi...