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target date fund

  • Posted on April 26, 2019July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

A target date fund is an investment option, usually a mutual fund, designed to let people choose a fund based on a single factor: a “target retirement date” near their…

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robo-advisor

  • Posted on April 26, 2019July 26, 2022
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A robo-advisor is a type of financial advisor that provides investment management and advice through an app or website. Instead of working with a person, the robo-advisor’s software provides a…

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investment goals

  • Posted on April 26, 2019July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

Your investment goals are what you intend on using the money in your investment accounts for. 401(k) investments are for the goal of retirement. 529 plans are for the goal…

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risk capacity

  • Posted on April 26, 2019July 26, 2022
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Risk capacity is what your situation and needs say about your ability to take risk in your investment portfolio. The younger you are and further you are from needing to…

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risk tolerance

  • Posted on April 26, 2019July 26, 2022
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Risk tolerance is your personal ability to deal with risk in your investment portfolio. How do you feel about risk of loss? How do you feel about large swings in…

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portfolio

  • Posted on April 26, 2019July 26, 2022
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Your Portfolio is the combination of all of your investments, across all of your investment accounts. It is everything in your brokerage accounts, 401(k) account(s), IRA, etc. considered as one.

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5 Financial Lessons: If I Knew Then What I Know Now

  • Posted on April 22, 2019July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

April is Financial Literacy Month and we asked executives at several of our clients to share things they’ve learned in their financial life that they wish they had known sooner.…

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Saving and Investing. What’s the Difference and Which is Right for You?

  • Posted on April 9, 2019July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

What’s the difference between saving and investing? The terms get used interchangeably sometimes but they’re not the same and knowing the difference between the two will help you plan for…

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investing

  • Posted on April 4, 2019July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

Investing means putting your money into something with the potential to gain value over time; stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. With that potential for growth comes risk – the potential…

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Tax Loss Harvesting: It’s Not For Everyone, But Is It For You?

  • Posted on March 29, 2019July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

Tax loss harvesting sounds like something you might do in the garden during the fall. But it’s actually an advanced tax strategy that uses investment losses to reduce your taxes…

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