Tag: Index Funds
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Understanding The Warren Buffett Retirement Investment Strategy
If you invest your money, read a financial journal, want to excel at financial planning, and are striving to grow financially with every move, you must have heard of the famous Warren Buffett. Warren Buffett is nothing short of royalty in the world of finances. He is often found on the list of some of ... -
7 Things to Remember About Index-Oriented Investing
Investing follows two major approaches – active investing and passive investing. With active investing, investors take on an aggressive front. They buy and sell stocks to earn a profit in the short term. The risk quotient is high here, but so are the returns. Passive investors, on the other hand, have a different way of ... -
Value Stocks vs. Growth Stocks: Which One is Right for You?
Every investment is driven towards the enhancement of wealth. When it comes to stocks, investors either buy stocks in the anticipation of making profits by selling the stock when its price increases or by earning dividends paid by the company as investment income. Investors who have knowledge of the types of stocks, namely growth and ... -
Understanding the Reasons of the Shift from Active to Passive Investing
A recent report released by the Investment Company Institute (ICI) stated that passive fund investments have crossed active fund investments and reached an $11 trillion benchmark in 2020. A significant shift in investment styles can be seen across the world. Investors are slowly moving major portions of their investments from active to passive funds and ... -
Everything you Need to Know About Lifetime Income Options
With advancements in modern medicine, people today live longer than their ancestors. America is expected to have 589,000 centenarians by 2060, as opposed to 82,000 in 2016. While humans have been chasing the idea of a long life for many decades, the one problem that people are still tackling is generating enough income. For a ... -
Should Passive Funds Feature More in Your Portfolio?
Investing in mutual funds has never been as popular as it is today. With the introduction of Systematic Investment Plans or SIPs, the ease of investment has been magnified, allowing even small investors to become a part of this educated gamble. Traditionally, investing in active stocks and funds was a preferred choice, but investing in ... -
Everything You Need to Know About REITs
Investing these days is not limited to mutual funds, fixed deposits, and old school real estate. There are many new ways to invest your money and one of them is via REITs. REITs or Real Estate Investment Trusts are the new definition of investing that have revolutionized the way people see real estate as an ... -
Everything You Need to Know About Investing in Index Funds
Index funds have gained immense popularity in the last few years. Many financial experts have time and again highlighted the importance of index funds in a balanced portfolio. However, there are still many misconceptions around index funds that linger in the market. Many people consider it an avenue limited to first-time investors or for middle-income ... -
How to know If Index Annuities are right for you
Index annuities are increasingly becoming a part of people’s financial portfolios. Its popularity has risen in the last few decades, as it protects investors from the direct risks of stock markets and provides a fixed annuity. But what exactly is this financial instrument and how does it work? And, is it right for all investors? ...