Comments on: How to Invest for Less

By: PoppaBlog

PoppaBlog — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:17:34 +0000

For some time, I had my investments “managed” by Ameriprise. A friend referred me to his financial planner (an independent) who sat me down and showed me all of the hidden fees and where they were dipping into my pockets. He then showed me what I would have made over the previous year had I been using their funds and service. Needless to say I have switched and have been happy so far with what they have done with my $$.

By: Mack jackson

Mack jackson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:17:06 +0000

Thanks for sharing such great post, it will surely help many people to get such detailed info.

By: UpDog

UpDog — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:09:20 +0000

Awesome. I recently heard a simple tip that was somewhat of an a-ha for me an others. Basically, we all know people who are going on and on about the dropped value of the stocks in their portfolio but they are neither buying more nor are they selling.

If you’re keeping them, then you believe they’re going to go up – regardless of where they USED to be. If you believe they’re going to go up – that’s the definition of when to buy more! i.e., if it’s worth having, it’s worth having more.

By: frank collard

frank collard — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:36:24 +0000

i think the entire industry of publicly traded securities and funds is a huge fraud. bravo to mint for finally acknowledging that there are alternatives. and they can be put inside of retirement accounts – i didn’t know that!

investment opportunities don’t exist on wall street – they are found out there in the real world where people aren’t driving ferraris. they get onto wall street through a repackaging process and the real profits are had way before joe shmoe gets his hands on a stock, mutual fund, index fund, or ETF.

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By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:45:07 +0000

That is why I invest on my own and do love the small business idea. Thanks for the tips.

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By: BL

BL — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:19:07 +0000

I am an investment advisor and I agree – no need for an expensive advisor who charges sales commissions or asset-based fees in excess of 1%. Generally, a properly allocated portfolio of ETFs/Index Funds will suffice for the long-term. Great piece!

By: Allie

Allie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:24:34 +0000

This is why I manage my own IRA, the little fees here and there do a nightmare on your investment.

By: Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:17:06 +0000

I like the small business investment idea and agree with that, but the wall street box isn’t small. It encompasses all publicly traded companies. What I do, is I do all the investing myself and trade free at Zecco.

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By: Television Spy

Television Spy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:06:46 +0000

great tips here, will have to try it when I get a bit of spending money to play around with it.