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Four years ago, on the Van Wie Financial Hour radio program, we discussed the economic power of fear and greed, and how mass media headlines are often designed to appeal to those emotions.

It seems that nearly every fiduciary, fee-only financial planner has the same reaction when the subject of annuities arises; “I hate annuities.”

Last week we addressed investors’ expectations, reasonable and otherwise, and the potential to affect long-term success and happiness.

Last week we addressed investors who have accumulated sufficient assets to have diversified into positions in Bonds and Foreign Stocks.

For the past couple of weeks, we have chronicled the steps that new investors should take to begin investing for the long term.

A quick review of that Blog will highlight the fundamentals, including creation of an Emergency Fund, and selecting a custodian for your money.

Welcome to the complex and exciting world of investing. The purpose of this introduction is to provide a “how-to” for (mostly young) people who have never invested in the stock and bond markets.

The U.S. Government realized many decades ago that too many Americans were not properly preparing for a financial future in retirement.

On September 12th, 2020, Adam went over the different types of investors on the weekly radio show. For those of you who missed it, here they are!