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How to Invest

Review your options | Get diversified | Determine your mix | Choose investments  | Manage over time 

“We’ll get to ‘where’ in a sec. First a few pointers on ‘how’ to invest.”


There are ga-zillions of investments out there. Pick one out of thin air … or worse yet, because your buddy says it’s hot … and you’re doing yourself a disservice. Let’s take a step back and talk about you. How much risk can you stomach? How long do you have to save? Do you have a savings strategy? All this goes into making smart investment choices. Here’s the investment-selection nickel tour.

Review your options
Get diversified
Determine your mix
Choose investments
Manage over time




“Just want to cut to the chase?”

Some folks aren’t interested in the finer points of investing. If that’s you, here’s an option. Today, lots of employers offer pre-mixed goal portfolios. You choose a portfolio based on how many years until your goal. Objective professionals diversify your money across investment categories, and make changes over time as the market shifts and your goal approaches. You can set it and forget it.


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