Retirement Investment Digest

Tax Strategies for Your Investment Portfolio , with Tom Visintine, Financial Advisor, AXA Advisors, as seen on Newschannel Five at Noon. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

“You’re also giving up money to spend in retirement, so you are by definition lowering your lifestyle in retirement”

Here’s a guest post from Emily at Credit Cards Blog . Credit cards mean different things to different people. via Free Money Finance

When you’re neither Urlacher nor Buffett, you need to make the most of what you have.

Ever wonder what the backgrounds are of the people who typically serve on a mutual fund board? Take a look at the typical Mutual Fund Board of Directors….

“This was all of our savings, and I had to take out my 401K, too.”

Charles and Jennifer Hsu of Bolingbrook invested their life savings and even tapped their retirement account to bankroll what they thought would be a can’t-miss business opportunity: their own mini-restaurant … via Bolingbrook Sun

The recent pounding Bear Sterns (BSC) took and the bailout from J.P. Morgan (JPM) reminds me much of the banking problems that plagued Black Thursday, 1929. Thank goodness the rest…

“It’s not reversible. You can’t put it back. You lose a huge amount in taxes and penalties”

Cashing out of the 401k is a desperate measure many are taking to prevent foreclosure. via Cbs5.com

Touted as the biggest-ever domain name purchase, Fund.com is reported to have been purchased for $9,999,950 cash. Fund.com’s new owner, Fund.com Inc., trades with the ticker FNDM.OB. Fidelity owns…

According to data from the Spectrum Group, the number of new millionaires over the last year only grew 2%. In ‘06, the growth rate was 8% (11% in ‘05 and…

For the first time, 5-Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are paying below 0%. Demand for TIPS have been high since late February as many investors expect inflation to be a…