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Video: Marotta on Money
on February 15, 2012
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Marotta On Money is a weekly financial column and daily financial blog about the comprehensive wealth management small changes that have a large effect over time.
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The Absolutely Last Chance for a Massive Roth Conversion
on February 13, 2012
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A tax tsunami is coming at the end of this year. This will be your last opportunity to safeguard your assets in a lifeboat and avoid getting swamped with taxes.
Ten-Year Freedom Investing Returns
on February 12, 2012
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Freedom scores ranged from #1 in freedom Hong Kong at 89.9 to #92 ranked mostly unfree Italy at 58.8.
Five-Year Freedom Investing Returns
on February 11, 2012
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Over the past five years, countries with the most economic freedom averaged annual returns just below emerging markets.
Sovereign Debt and Deficit by Country
on February 10, 2012
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Sovereign debt and deficit weigh most heavily on a country’s level of government spending, one of the ten components of freedom in the Heritage Foundation economic freedom study
Three-Year Freedom Investing Returns
on February 9, 2012
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We believe this is one of the times when your asset allocation should tilt foreign and overweight the handful of countries with high economic freedom.
New Zealand: Economic Paradise
on February 8, 2012
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New Zealand, the fourth highest country in economic freedom, joined the United States with positive returns for 2011.
One-Year Freedom Investing Returns
on February 7, 2012
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The equation of the trend line shows that every point on the freedom index was worth 0.36% annual return over the past year.
Freedom Investing 2012
on February 6, 2012
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Now at year end, I will review how freedom investing fared in 2011 and in the decade since 2002.
In My Dream I Explained Why 2011 Was Not a Financial Mulligan
on February 5, 2012
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I had a dream in which I saw a map similar to the one above and I heard myself explaining why 2011 was not a financial mulligan
Schwab: Using a Donor Advised Fund for Your Charitable Giving
on February 4, 2012
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A Donor Advised Fund is a way to give small amounts to many charities. But take a look at the pros and cons of this strategy before diving in.
Are All ETFs Created Equal?
on February 3, 2012
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Much of the recent conversation about ETFs has to do with the hidden risks of “synthetic ETFs,” risks which are not present in their mundane relatives known as “physical ETFs.”
$ ?s: Help Me Conquer the Clutter
on February 2, 2012
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Q: My husband hasn’t gotten rid of a single bill or financial statement during our entire 18-year marriage! He received a shredder from Santa this past Christmas, and I am ready to get started, but I want to know what, if any, of this paperwork I should keep.
Monetary Infidelity
on February 1, 2012
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If money is among the most common causes of domestic spats, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that almost one in four Americans would try to hide money troubles from their spouses.
Mailbag: How Do You Measure How Far Out of Balance a Portfolio Is?
on January 31, 2012
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We compute an asset allocation deviation or “out of balance” number for each household’s primary retirement assets and rebalance to lower this number.