Financial Planning Stuff You Need to Know
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| Blog Name: | Financial Planning Stuff You Need to Know |
| Url: | http://www.longfinancialplanning.com/blog |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | investing, financial planning, money |
| Description: | My blog focuses on practical things that real people need to know. I keep the focus on what's important and relevant to you. |
| Popularity: | 11 Followers |
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When Index Funds Perform the Best
I read an interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal about when index funds do the best vs. actively managed funds. Index funds do the best in the asset classes that are seeing the strongest returns. The study was based on a 10-year period from 1997-2007. The reason for this is active managers tend to deviate from their primary asset class (e.g. Large-Cap manager buying Mid and Small Cap stocks) when the primary asset class has performed poorly and then miss the quick run up when the primary asset class recovers. Does this mean that you should use active
I read an interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal about when index funds do the best vs. actively managed funds. Index funds do the best in the asset classes that are seeing the strongest returns. The study was based on a 10-year period from 1997-2007. The reason for this is active managers tend to deviate from their primary asset class (e.g. Large-Cap manager buying Mid and Small Cap stocks) when the primary asset class has performed poorly and then miss the quick run up when the primary asset class recovers. Does this mean that you should use active
Mortgage Rates Headed Up?
According to the Wall Street Journal mortgage rates could be headed up now that the Federal Reserve is wrapping up its mortgage purchase program. The Fed bought large amounts for mortgage debt to stabilize the mortgage market and keep rates low during the recession. Without that support some are speculating that rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage could rise to 6% by next spring
According to the Wall Street Journal mortgage rates could be headed up now that the Federal Reserve is wrapping up its mortgage purchase program. The Fed bought large amounts for mortgage debt to stabilize the mortgage market and keep rates low during the recession. Without that support some are speculating that rates for a 30-year fixed mortgage could rise to 6% by next spring
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