Welcome to another edition of Macro Mondays here on GradMoney! This week we will continue the discussion of fixed income by taking a look at how fixed income investments are different from stocks and who the major creators of these products are.

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Welcome to a new series here on Macro Mondays: investing in fixed income securities. While equities (stocks) are very attractive, fixed income securities are essential to preserving returns and minimizing risk over the long run. Investing well involves consistently balancing equities and fixed...

We will wrap up our discussion of risk and diversification on Macro Mondays (on Tuesday) with some finals thoughts from Investopedia. Always remember that minimizing risk is not a guarantee of returns -- investing is a very theory-heavy discipline and although we can predict, we cannot be 100%...

Welcome to another installment of Macro Mondays here on GradMoney! We continue the discussion on risk and diversification by taking a brief look at how to answer the all important question: is my portfolio really well diversified? And if the answer is 'no,' what can I do to solve this issue?

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Welcome to another weekly installment of Macro Mondays here on GradMoney! This week we will continue our discussion of risk and diversification by talking about the notable trade off between the risk of investments and the expected return (profit) for them. For more information on risk and div...

Welcome to another installment of Macro Mondays here on GradMoney! We'll be discussing some of the most important reasons to diversify stocks by looking the risks that are most prominent in the stock market and should give investors reason for vigilance. 

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Welcome to another new series here on Macro Mondays! This time, we will be discussing risk and diversification and why both are important considerations in portfolio development. Over the next five weeks, we will be covering the importance of maintaining a diversified portfolio, while at the s...

Welcome to this wrap-up installment of Macro Mondays on GradMoney! Over the past eight weeks, we've discussed the processes and importance of retirement planning. Below is a summary of the most important points discussed and we highly recommend that you go back and consult all of our Macro Mon...

Welcome to another installment of Macro Mondays here on GradMoney! We wrap up our weekly discussions on retirement planning by taking a look at some of the most common problems that may arise in being able to make regular contributions to your retirement plans. It doesn't have to be all gloom...

Welcome to another edition of Macro Mondays here on GradMoney! We continue the discussion of retirement planning this week by taking a look at how to properly allocate assets in your retirement savings once you figure out how much time you have and how much money you will need. The longer you...

Welcome to another edition of Macro Mondays! We continue the discussion of retirement planning by now discussing how to go through the process of actually building a "nest egg." So what exactly does that look like? We often hear the concept of a nest egg but really don't quite understand what...

Welcome to another edition of Macro Mondays here on GradMoney! Today, we continue to part four of this eight part series and discuss where retirement planning is expected to come from. Once you know how much you need, the next step becomes figuring out where and how to save that money.

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Welcome to another edition of Macro Mondays! We continue this eight-part series on retirement planning by addressing one of the most common concerns regarding long-term savings: how much will I need? It is not a one-size-fits-all answer: current income, lifestyle, family needs, health, longevi...

Welcome to another edition of Macro Mondays on GradMoney! We continue today with the all important topic of retirement planning by addressing the most common question related to retirement savings: why are they necessary? Some reasons may seem obvious, others, not so much. We take a look at th...

Welcome to a new series here on GradMoney Macro Mondays!

Retirement is one of the most important life events many of us will ever experience. From both a personal and financial perspective, realizing a comfortable retirement is an extensive process that takes sensible planning and years of pers...