Investment/Asset Allocation

29th Apr, 2021

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What to Know About Custodial Accounts

From: REAP, LLC. | Retirement & Estate Advisors & Professionals

Are you wondering about different ways to invest in your family’s future?

A custodial account can help you give your children (or another young family member, like a niece, nephew or grandchild) financial support for their college education.

How Custodial Accounts Work

A custodial account is a type of savings account that allows adults to control funds on behalf of…

Why Portfolio Diversification Still Works

1st Apr, 2021

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Why Portfolio Diversification Still Works

From: www.morningstar.com

Correlations often tend to increase during periods of market stress, making portfolio diversification tough to find when investors need it most. This pattern held true in early 2020 as many major asset classes (except high-quality bonds and cash) moved in tandem during the coronavirus-driven market downturn. And over the past 20 years, correlations have edged up for several asset classes, including…

25th Feb, 2021

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4 Ideas for Protecting Your Assets

From: REAP, LLC. | Retirement & Estate Advisors & Professionals

What lies ahead?

It’s impossible to predict the future, but that doesn’t mean you have to feel caught off guard during times of uncertainty.

In particular, when it comes to safeguarding your wealth, there are steps you can take to help protect your assets and find peace of mind.

Here are a few good practices to be aware of.

Three Reasons to Consider Municipal Bonds

9th Feb, 2021

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Three Reasons to Consider Municipal Bonds

From: www.lordabbett.com

Lord Abbett muni-bond experts highlight current trends in credit quality, supply/demand dynamics, and relative valuations

In a recent webinar with investors, a panel of Lord Abbett experts, including Partner and Director of Tax-Free Fixed Income Dan Solender, Portfolio Manager Greg Shuman, and Director of Municipal Bond Research Eric Friedland, outlined some reasons why municipal bonds remain a potentially attractive asset class…

1st Oct, 2020

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Protecting Your Assets with Life Insurance

From: REAP, LLC. | Retirement & Estate Advisors & Professionals

Life insurance can potentially protect and even increase generational wealth in ways many people don’t know about. Have you taken a look at the various options lately?

While buying a term policy and investing the difference might be a good idea for younger people with few assets, your needs and priorities may shift as you grow older.

Learn how…

Why Structured Notes?

27th Aug, 2020

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Why Structured Notes?

From: bluetoad.com

A Unique Source of Yield in a Low-Interest Rate World

The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and the monetary policy response has challenged investors searching for yield. Equity dividends are no longer as safe as they once were, and interest rates are near historic lows with the likelihood that they will stay lower for longer. This challenge has investors looking for unique sources of yield. We…

30th Jul, 2020

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What are your questions about RMDs?

From: REAP, LLC. | Retirement & Estate Advisors & Professionals

You’ve worked hard to save for your retirement. You’ve also carefully built a plan for managing your savings before and after you leave the workforce.

Among other things, this means considering the ins and outs of required minimum distributions (RMDs) for your retirement accounts.

Are you unclear about the rules or any recent changes? Here are some of the…

Convertible Bond Issuance Is Soaring

20th Jul, 2020

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Convertible Bond Issuance Is Soaring

From: www.lazardassetmanagement.com

Issuance of convertible bonds has soared since COVID-19 brought a new driver of volatility to financial markets. Issuance of these fixed income securities, which give holders the option to convert their bonds into a predetermined number of equity shares in the same company, had been relatively low since the global financial crisis, but surged in April and May of this year. In fact,…

6 Reasons Why Market Timing Is For Suckers

12th May, 2020

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6 Reasons Why Market Timing Is For Suckers

From: www.forbes.com

Every so often, the stock market goes wild. Volatility goes up, people start freaking out, and there’s talk of market timing.

When you have a bull market, as we’ve enjoyed for a very long time, it’s easy to listen to the folks who say you should buy-and-hold for the long term.

When the market starts fluctuating, it becomes much harder to toe…