
Investments to Help Beat Inflation
Investing is vital to beat inflation. Investments that help beat inflation include stocks, fine art, real estate, and commodities.
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Investing is vital to beat inflation. Investments that help beat inflation include stocks, fine art, real estate, and commodities.
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Inflation in the United States is at a 40-year high, US stocks have fallen 22% this year, and borrowing costs are surging with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by 0.75 percentage points in June 2022. It’s understandable that investors may be concerned about an impending recession. How Do Alternative Assets Perform During Recession? Historically, […]
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Investing is often related to gambling in that one takes a risk with an uncertain outcome and hopes that their money will increase as a result. To be fair, many would argue that investing and gambling are not the same thing at all, given that investments are structured to increase in value over time, while […]
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Investing is inherently a risky business. There would be no reward at the end of the investing journey if there was no risk associated with it on the front end. This is why it is so important to know how to control those risks and how to shape your investment journey in such a way […]
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A portfolio manager is someone who manages investments in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other securities on behalf of an individual or institution. They’re like a personal stockbroker for large sums of money. Most people need a portfolio manager when they reach $1 million in investable assets. There are many different types of portfolio managers, […]
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Many people recognize that owning a share of a stock means buying a small percentage of ownership in a company. However, some new investors have misconceptions about what owning stock entails. Understanding stocks is vital to effective investing because stocks play a crucial role in developing a balanced investment portfolio. So, before you purchase stock, […]
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What is a bond ladder, and how does it work? A bond ladder is a collection of separate certificates of deposit (CDs) or bonds that mature at various times. This method is intended to generate current salaries while reducing the risk of being exposed to swings in interest rates. Instead of purchasing bonds that are […]
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The risk spectrum in alternative investments is broad. Venture capital is one of the riskiest alternative investments, where the business model is such that venture capitalists expect the majority of early-stage investments to fail, and about three quarters of venture-backed startups in the U.S. don’t return investors’ capital, according to research by Harvard Business School’s […]
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Pop quiz: are you an investor, or are you a trader? While new investors may use the terms interchangeably, the truth is that they’re very different practices, each with their own unique benefits. And if you understand the differences, you’ll be more effective as either! Here’s a look at some of the differences between investors […]
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After the nail-biting roller coaster ride that was the stock market’s reaction to COVID-19, you could hardly be blamed for wanting nothing to do with stock market volatility. The thing is, the stock market has always been volatile (sometimes more so than others, of course). That volatility isn’t always a bad thing. It’s at the […]
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For too long, there has been a rigid preconception that investments must revolve solely around the actions of the stock market, the mood of the high-rollers on Wall Street, and obscure shares of companies situated thousands of miles away. While there were stories about those eccentric individuals selling their Wedgewood china collection for thousands of […]
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