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Five Things to do During a Stock Market Correction

The Chicago Financial Planner

Ideally you’ve been rebalancing your portfolio along the way and your asset allocation is largely in line with your plan and your risk tolerance. For example during the 2008-2009 market debacle I looked at funds to see how they did in both the down market of 2008 and the up market of 2009. Focus on risk.

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Stock Market Highs and Your Retirement

The Chicago Financial Planner

At some point we are bound to see a stock market correction of some magnitude, hopefully not on the order of the 2008-09 financial crisis. As someone saving for retirement , what should you do now? Has the market rally accelerated the amount you’ve accumulated for retirement relative to where you had thought you’d be at this point?

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The Super Bowl and Your Investments

The Chicago Financial Planner

The New York Giants (an old NFL team) won in 2008 and the market tanked in what was the start of the financial crisis. Any investment strategy that does not incorporate your goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance is flawed. Approaching retirement and want another opinion on where you stand? Take stock of where you are.

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Risk Tolerance Dysfunctions

Inside Information

For more years than I’d care to name, I’ve been trying to put my finger on exactly why I have a such a huge problem with the traditional (Think: Riskalyze, now Nitrogen) risk tolerance assessments in the financial planning profession. You can actually test various bear markets and adjust accordingly.)

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How to Determine Your Client’s Risk Capacity

BlueMind

However, it should be well understood that a client’s financial profile includes their risk tolerance and their risk capacity. In this article, although we will be focusing on the latter one and why it is significant to determine your client’s risk capacity let’s first understand the difference between the two.

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The Art of Maximizing Gains and Minimizing Taxes in a World of AI

Investing Caffeine

Regardless, the goal of long-term investing is to master the art of maximizing returns and limiting taxes subject to your risk tolerance. Just imagine what unknown leaky costs on your investments could mean for your retirement. Do you want high or unknown investment fees to delay your retirement by years? I think not.

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Ways to Prepare Your Finances for Unknowns, Including Recessions or Market Downturns

Darrow Wealth Management

A strong savings rate relative to your income can help you build reserves before retirement—and during retirement, the focus should be maintaining a reasonable and flexible withdrawal rate relative to your investable assets. And during periods of high inflation or market volatility, the negative effects of over-spending are magnified.