You do not want to make an investment move solely for tax reasons. But you should take actions that will minimize taxes without changing your investment strategy.
Today's Stocks & Topics:  Blue Chips Stocks, Consumers Expending, Housing, Investing, Annuities, 401k, (MO) Altria Group Inc., (CCL) Carnival Corp., Bond Funds, Pension Plans, (COST) Costco Wholesale Corp., Trust.

One difference between an Exchange Traded Fund and a mutual fund is that the mutual fund is actively managed.  Well now there is one less difference.
Today's Stocks & Topics: (ACC) American Campus Communities Inc., College Debt Bubble?, QE3, (NLY) Annaly Capital Management Inc., (FCX) Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., (ACTG) Acacia Research Corp. - Acacia Technologies, Pharmaceuticals, The Stock Market, College Tuition.

If you hold the usual domestic small, mid, large, and foreign stocks, you may need to look at another factor for true diversification.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Merging markets, College debt in a bubble?, Delaying Social Security payoffs, Pension Plan, (FMCC) Freddie Mac, (FNMA) Fannie Mae, (HYGS) Hydrogenics Corp., (STRZ) Star Buffet Inc., (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., (AAPL) Apple Inc., (GLD) SPDR Gold Trust, (REGN) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., (ARR) Armour Residential REIT Inc., (ABG) Asbury Automotive Group Inc., (AGNC) American Capital Agency Corp.

If you move your 401(k) account funds to an IRA brokerage account, you would be able to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, not usually possible in a 401(k).

~ Today's Stocks & Topics: The Feds & QE3, Presidential Second Term Purse, 6 Things that do not add value to your house, Life Insurance, Bonds, Large Caps, The Stock Market, Stock Float, Investing Software, Mutual Funds.

Financial records you do not know what to do with.  Unopened statements. Stress when you think about it?  You need a system to manage all that mess.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Lessons from the 90s, Shorting, (RTN) Raytheon Co., (CLF) Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Roth IRA, (NVC) Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund Inc., Smart Money vs. Dumb Money, (PG) Procter & Gamble Co., Bonds.

News flash -   A total of 352 mutual funds classified as "bond funds"  now own stocks.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Beating Inflation in Retirement, Housing Sales, (SNXFX)
Schwab 1000 Index Fund, Investing, Real Estate, 401k.

Mutual fund investors now have strict demands that are changing the industry growth,  liability management and lower fees.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Six myths about 529 Plans, The Fed & Bernanke, Inflation, Facebook, (PG) Procter & Gamble Co., (KRFT) Kraft Foods Group Inc., Insurance, Roth I-R-A, Commodities, 401k, Foreign Stocks.

So-called alternative investing CAN pay big, but requires lots of time and research.  Is it worth the work and the risk?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Index Funds, Bernanke & the Fed, Key Industries Performance, 529 Plans, Corporate Taxes, (ARMH) ARM Holdings PLC ADS, Secular Bull Market.

Hoping for potentially higher returns, U.S. investors are putting more money into overseas funds that invest in offices, malls and apartment complexes. Should you follow the trend?

Stocks, funds and topics: ETFs, 'Puts' and 'Shorting,' 401K, (FNMA) Fannie Mae, IRA, Global economic outlook, Bond market

On average, 401k fees reduce investment returns by 1 to 2 percent a year. So is there a way to trim those?

Topics and Stocks: (DLR)Digital Realty Trust Inc., Dividend payments, (AAPL) Apple Inc., Current market rise, Dow Jones Average predictions, Tapping into IRAs too soon, Obtaining Financial data, Most Shorted Stocks.

Annual rebalancing can keep a portfolio from veering drastically off course over time, but maybe it just needs a tweak.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Not Buy & Hold, (SLV) iShares Silver Trust, Shorter stocks, Advice to College Graduates, Walmart, Energy, 401k, (JOY) Joy Global Inc., The Market, Real Estate, Financial Planning, (FMCC) Freddie Mac, (FNMA) Fannie Mae.

In the same way that a physician would take you step-by-step through a yearly physical, retirement portfolios need a regular checkup.
Today's Stocks & Topics:  (AMLP) Alerian MLP ETF, Economic Calendar, Are we overbought?, Are we getting the end of QE?, (DLR) Digital Realty Trust Inc., (ABX) Barrick Gold Corp., (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., New Investor, (AAPL) Apple Inc.

Using various individual retail sales figures may be one of the best indicators available for predicting the coming economic activity.  But which ones and where do we find them?
Today's Stocks & Topics: Portfolio Diversification, How the Rich Play the Market?, The New Oil Order, QE3 & The Market, Retirement, (VZ) Verizon Communications Inc., (AMD) Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Investing, Solar Power, (RAX) Rackspace Hosting Inc.

If you move your 401(k) account funds to an IRA brokerage account, you would be able to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, not usually possible in a 401(k).
Today's Stocks & Topics: (SI) Siemens AG ADS, The Feds & QE3, Presidential Second Term Purse, 6 Things that do not add value to your house, (TBT) ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury, (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., Stock Float, Software, (RYN) Rayonier Inc.

Lifecycle is being touted as a way for investors to ease back into the market.  Also known as target dated funds, they contain a premixed allocation of stocks and bonds.

Today's Stocks & Topics: P.E. Ratio Range, Economic Numbers, Bernanke and the Fed, Fiscal Situation, (ITB) iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund, (NFLX) Netflix Inc., (LNKD) LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, (CRM) Salesforce.com Inc., (DIS) Walt Disney Co., Investing for Kids, Stock Value.

What kind of investor are you? If your answer is a little fuzzy, you might have a problem. It is useful to have a handle on your investment strategy, so that you can better focus on it.
Today's Stocks & Topics: (GMCR) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., Sell Apple and Buy Google?, Retirement - What to do with your spare time, JC Penney, (NEU) NewMarket Corp., (GT) Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., (MO) Altria Group Inc., Return of Equity, (CMG) Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., International Stock Funds.

Investor's ranks and property portfolios continue to grow, even as home prices rise.  Some say we're only the 3rd inning of a housing recovery.
Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-A, JC Penny, The Netherlands, 4 Reasons why Sell in May will not happen, (GLNG) Golar LNG Ltd., (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., The Stock Market, (UNG) United States Natural Gas Fund L.P., (RIG) Transocean Ltd., (SDRL) SeaDrill Ltd., (ARII) American Railcar Industries Inc.

In a 24-hour news cycle there's pressure to produce news NOW.  How to find the facts and ignore the noise.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Interest Rates, The Rising Stock Market, 4 reasons why Sell in May will not happen, S&P New High?, Energy Sectors, Roth IRA, Bankruptcies, (TBF) ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury, (CBRL) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.

The income-starved investor needs help.  Now is the time to buy real estate investment trusts.
Today's Stocks & Topics: Feds and QE3, Dark Side of the Jobs Report, 401k, Shares, Mortgage, Rail Roads, (AGNC) American Capital Agency Corp., REITs, Real Estate, (VGSTX) Vanguard STAR Fund;Investor, (TBF) ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury.

If you avoid investing in the "sin" stocks - cigarettes, alcohol, and casinos, can you still make money, letting your conscience be your guide?
Today's Stocks & Topics: The Market, China: Labor Market, Economic Numbers, Best Paying College Degrees, Secular Bear Market, (F) Ford Motor Co., 529-Plan, Roll Over, (TNH) Terra Nitrogen Co. L.P., (LNKD) LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, (AAPL) Apple Inc.

The performance of Mutual funds vary based on portfolio selections as well as timing for entry and exit decisions. But did you know performance also depends on the TYPE of fund and how that classification performs?

Today's Stocks & Topics: T-Mobile, (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., (UNP) Union Pacific Corp., How Not to Run Out of Money, (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., (LNKD) LinkedIn Corp. Cl A, Dangers to the Financial Stability, (SNH) Senior Housing Properties Trust, (EBAY) eBay Inc., Social Security.

Value investor or growth investor - You can use them both.  After all, that's what the world's greatest investor, Warren Buffett, has done.

Today's Stocks & Topics: (AAPL) Apple Inc., Home Prices, Growth in the First Quarter, REITs, Price Range, (NEM) Newmont Mining Corp., (BASFY) BASF SE ADS, 401k.