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Alicia Nelson-Bell, Finance Intern   The way you balance your investments should be based on your timeline to achieve your goals and your risk tolerance. Risk is inevitable when it comes to investing, but it doesn’t need to be something that you find yourself stressing over so much that you lose sleep worrying about the amount of risk you are taking, so it is important to know your risk tolerance and choose your balance of investment vehicles accordingly. There are risk tolerance quizzes online that you can take for free to help you figure out your level of risk tolerance.
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Melanie Jewkes, Extension Associate Professor   Are you saving for retirement? Do you want to be saving for retirement? Are you looking for strategies to invest more money? Put it off no longer -- the best time to start saving for retirement is NOW.
But I get it! LIFE gets in the way sometimes. It doesn’t help that picking a way to invest in retirement can be is complicated. But time is of the essence, and you are literally losing money, and money on that money (compound interest), the longer you put off figuring out how to save for retirement. It is never too late to start saving for retirement. NOW is always better than tomorrow. Here are some strategies to get you on your way to investing in you beginning today. KristiLyn Wilkinson, M.S., AFC Candidate   Let’s talk about mutual funds! They are pretty important for the average investor to understand. You might not know that you are invested in a mutual fund, but if you have any sort of work 401k or retirement plan, the odds are very likely that the underlying investment is a mutual fund. If you don’t have a retirement plan right now, the odds are very likely that you will have one at some time in the future, so let’s make sure you know how they work!
Alicia Nelson-Bell, Finance Intern   There is no real right or wrong way or one size fits all when it comes to teaching kids about money because it is so personal. This article will provide some helpful tips to teach money skills to your children. As you (and your partner, if applicable) prepare to teach your children about money, it is important to take a little time to do some self-reflection and think about how you learned about money when you were a child.
Vincenza Vicari-Bentley, AFC   Congratulations! You’ve decided to put money for your retirement through an account offered by your employer. You’ve taken the first big step but now you may face a much tougher decision:
how to invest your retirement savings? You might be overwhelmed with information from your employer and it might be several pages of instructions and advice about things like asset allocation, fund performance, and fees. You probably want a simple answer. However, when figuring out which investments are best for you, there are a few recommended steps: |
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