IWM Blog http://www.iwmusa.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:32:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 4Q2011 IWM Market Analysis http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/30/4q2011-iwm-market-analysis/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/30/4q2011-iwm-market-analysis/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:32:05 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=701 Please check out our quarterly IWM Market Analysis below:

4Q2011 IWM Market Analysis

]]> http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/30/4q2011-iwm-market-analysis/feed/ 0 4Q2011 IWM Investment Insights Newsletter http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/30/4q2011-iwm-investment-insights-newsletter/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/30/4q2011-iwm-investment-insights-newsletter/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:27:41 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=697 Please check out our Quarterly Newsletter linked below:

4Q2011 IWM Investment Insights Newsletter

]]> http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/30/4q2011-iwm-investment-insights-newsletter/feed/ 0 2012 Annual Limits and Key Data http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/05/2012-annual-limits-and-key-data/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/05/2012-annual-limits-and-key-data/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:39:04 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=692 College for Financial Planning publication of 2012 Annual Limits Relating to Financial Planning.

2012 Annual Limits and Key Data (click here)

]]> http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2012/01/05/2012-annual-limits-and-key-data/feed/ 0 Unwelcome First Looms for Gross http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/22/unwelcome-first-looms-for-gross/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/22/unwelcome-first-looms-for-gross/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:04:26 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=689 Wall Street Journal article by: Min Zeng

Pimco fund is set for first annual outflow. Pimco’s Total Return Fund has underperformed the market benchmark of 7.86% with a sheepish 3.79% return. Read Article (click here)…

]]> http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/22/unwelcome-first-looms-for-gross/feed/ 0 Believe it or not, portfolio diversification has worked http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/13/believe-it-or-not-portfolio-diversification-has-worked/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/13/believe-it-or-not-portfolio-diversification-has-worked/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:28:24 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=686 Article written by: USA Today’s Matt Krantz

Diversification has turned into a dirty word with many investors saving for retirement.

It looks great on paper. Diversification is the hailed financial theory that says investors can reduce the ups and downs of their portfolio by sprinkling money all over the place in different types of investments, rather than plunking down everything on just household-name U.S. stocks. Read Full Article Here…

]]> http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/13/believe-it-or-not-portfolio-diversification-has-worked/feed/ 0 Finding an Adviser http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/13/finding-an-adviser/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/13/finding-an-adviser/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:24:36 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=684 A Wall Street Journal article outlining how to pick your first Financial Adviser.

By: Rachel Louise Ensign

Read Full Article Here…

]]> http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/12/13/finding-an-adviser/feed/ 0 Keeping Market Volatility in Perspective http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/11/30/keeping-market-volatility-in-perspective/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/11/30/keeping-market-volatility-in-perspective/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:56:27 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=680 When markets are volatile, sticking to a long-term investing strategy can be a challenge. To keep the ups and downs in perspective, it might help to look at past market cycles to see how recent market action compares.

Read More of Article ( here )…

]]> http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/11/30/keeping-market-volatility-in-perspective/feed/ 0 Social Security and Medicare Figures for 2012 http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/11/21/social-security-and-medicare-figures-for-2012/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/11/21/social-security-and-medicare-figures-for-2012/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:07:32 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=676 Linked below is an article explaining the Social Security and Medicare Figures for 2012.

2012 Social Security and Medicare Figures (click here)

]]> http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/11/21/social-security-and-medicare-figures-for-2012/feed/ 0 IWM Planning News November 2011 Edition http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/11/10/iwm-planning-news-november-2011-edition/ http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/2011/11/10/iwm-planning-news-november-2011-edition/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:49:56 +0000 justin http://www.iwmusa.com/blog/?p=670 In this issue:
• Why Does Europe Affect Your Portfolio
• Long-Term Care Planning Is Important for Women
• Factoring Health Care Costs into Retirement Planning

IWM Planning News November 2011 Edition (click here)

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