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How to Make Your Investment Garden Flourish

May 8, 2012
Katrina Lamb, CFA - Senior Financial Analyst
Like gardening, growing wealth takes time, patience, and lots of attentive care along the way. But, in the end, the bounty you harvest is worth the effort.
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5 Things You Can Do to Get Your Retirement Back on Track: In Your 50′s

May 4, 2012
Kevin Cimring, Chief Operating Officer, Founder, and Investment Adviser Representative, Jemstep
If you're in your 50s and find yourself with a critical shortage of retirement funds, check out these 5 tips on how you can get back on track for retirement.
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Beware: ETNs Are Not ETFs. Know the Differences.

Apr 30, 2012
Katrina Lamb, CFA - Senior Financial Analyst
ETNs are quite different investments than ETFs. In this post, we talk about how and whether you should think about using them for your own portfolio.
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How Even Good Habits Can Lead to Bad Investment Decisions

Apr 24, 2012
Katrina Lamb, CFA - Senior Financial Analyst
Challenging your existing assumptions, doing research & educating yourself on new developments can ensure the good habits you have developed stay up to date.
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Take More Control of Your Investments for Greater Success

Apr 17, 2012
Kevin Cimring, Chief Operating Officer, Founder, and Investment Adviser Representative, Jemstep
Here are 5 tips investors can use to become more actively involved and gain more control of their investments for greater financial success.
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Infographic: The Impact of Saving, Spending, or Investing Your Tax Refund

Apr 11, 2012
Jemstep Staff
Tax season leads many of us to wonder what we should do with our refund. Should we save it, pay down debt, or see it as "free money" and buy whatever we want?
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Surviving the Market’s Boom and Bust Cycles

Apr 9, 2012
Katrina Lamb, CFA - Senior Financial Analyst
Having patience and control over the impulse to flee at the darkest hour are the best ways to ensure your own long term success.
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Make the Most of Your Tax Refund By Investing in The Right Funds

Apr 6, 2012
Katrina Lamb, CFA - Senior Financial Analyst
Use this year’s tax refund to make a decisive step towards realizing your long term financial objectives.
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The 4 Habits of Highly Effective Investors

Mar 30, 2012
Simon Roy, Investment Adviser Representative and EVP of Corporate Development, Jemstep
Successful long term investors tend to follow these simple investing habits. Find out how you can emulate the same success.
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A boom in bond exchange-traded funds

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Imagine having to choose among 1,450 different cars -- some wildly different, others subtly so. Checking them out would be fun, for the first hour or so. After two hours, it becomes a bore and after three, a royal pain in the neck. That's the way some financial advisers feel about all the options in the exchange-traded fund world today - all 1,450 or so of them.... More »

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REITS can be as volatile as other equities. Don't underestimate the risk of putting these in your retirement portfolio.... More »

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