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Retirement Advisors Recommend Dividend Income for Retirement

One of the challenges numerous retirement advisors address with clients is generating income from dividend stocks while mitigating volatility. Unfortunately, typical stock dividends come with no assurances. Companies aren’t forced or required to pay them, and in tough economic times, companies could postpone their dividends at any time as their company needs dictate. Because there are no assurances for dividends, [...]

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Posted by Frank Shurtz - November 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm

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CD Investing-Brokered CDs for Higher Rates

CD Investing-Brokered CDs for Higher Rates

  Thanks to the FDIC, millions of Americans are able to sleep peacefully at night, knowing that their savings are protected by government-backed insurance. Since the thirties, certificates of deposit have become synonymous with safety of principal. Bank customers who shop for CDs concern themselves only with the rates and terms that are available as CD investing is riskless within [...]

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Posted by bobrichards - October 16, 2008 at 4:26 pm

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Get a High CD Return but Be Aware

The attraction of a certificate of deposit (CD) is its higher interest rate over your bank’s regular savings account rate. Also, federal deposit insurance secures it up to $100,000 per institution ($250,000 if an IRA). CD returns today offer new options that seniors who seek short term secure investments should be aware of.  CDs can play an important part of the conservative [...]

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Posted by bobrichards - August 12, 2008 at 8:52 am

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