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February 2018

Wise Money Moves Young Women Can Make

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 27th, 2018

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Want a better financial future for yourself? Act now.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

As a young woman, you have an opportunity to make some major financial strides. You truly have time on your side when it comes to investing, saving, and harnessing the power of compounding. Now is the time to pay yourself first and do those things that could make you wealthy in the future.

 

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Why You Should Have an Online Social Security Account

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 20th, 2018

 

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In monitoring your Social Security profile, you may help to thwart fraud.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

Could your personal information soon be stolen? The possibility cannot be dismissed. Sensitive financial and medical data pertaining to your life may not be as safe as you think, and thieves may turn to a vast resource to try and mine it – the Social Security Administration.

 

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The Value of a Stop-Loss Strategy

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 20th, 2018

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Why you may want to have one in place in any market climate.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

What is a stop-loss strategy, and how can it potentially aid an investor? Savvy investors use stop-loss orders as a kind of “insurance” against stock market losses. Simply explained, a stop-loss order is an order you give to a brokerage to sell a stock when the share price falls to a certain level.

 

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Why a GIPS Audit Matters

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 20th, 2018

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A firm that is GIPS compliant must abide by high ethical standards.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

What are GIPS, and why should investors seek firms that comply with them? To put it simply, when an investment management company commits to undergoing a GIPS audit, it affirms its commitment to upholding ethical standards agreed upon by investment firms worldwide.

 

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Good Reasons to Retire Later

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 19th, 2018

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Working longer might work out well for you.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

Are you in your fifties and unsure if you have enough retirement savings? Then you have two basic financial choices. You could start saving and investing more of your pay than you currently do, or you could work longer so you have fewer years of retirement to fund.

 

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The Wild Ride of Bitcoin

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 13th, 2018

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Who knows what it will be worth next year – or next week.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

The ups and downs of bitcoin have amazed investors. Back on April 1, 2017, one bitcoin was valued at $1,089.51. Five months later, the price had risen to $4,950.72. On December 16, the price hit a historic peak at $19,343.04.1

 

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Cybercurrencies, A Risky Choice

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 13th, 2018

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This year, we have seen the downside of bitcoin & other altcoins.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

Bitcoin. Ethereum. Litecoin. Ripple. Ether. As 2017 ended, the prices of these cybercurrencies were soaring. In early 2018, they have plummeted. Opportunistic investors have been left to wonder: Are these digital currencies really the next big thing, or the scariest investment around?

 

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Keeping This Correction in Perspective

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 13th, 2018

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After 20 months of relative calm, this volatility needs to be taken in stride.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

Are you upset by what is happening on Wall Street? It may help to see this pullback within a big-picture context. Corrections have become so rare as of late that when one occurs, emotion threatens to influence investment decisions.

 

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The Dow Dropped. Do Not Drop Out of the Market

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 7th, 2018

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Last Monday’s plunge was hardly the disaster that some media outlets claimed.

 

Provided by Greg Ferguson

 

On February 5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average took an unprecedented fall. The benchmark dropped 1,175 points, and it was down 1,500 points at one moment during the trading day.1,2

 

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Managing Student Loan Debt

Submitted by Ferguson Financial Inc. on February 5th, 2018

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A review of some options for federal and private loans.

 

Are you dealing with student loan debt? Have you explored ways to try and restructure it or have it forgiven?

 

No one wants to carry five figures of education debt into middle age or retirement, but some do. The burden is not just financial. Last fall, the Madison Capital Times asked student loan borrowers in the state of Wisconsin how they felt about their education debt. Sixteen percent said they were “terrified” of it, and another 30% indicated they felt only slightly less so. Fortunately, you may have possibilities to manage and reduce the debt load and the anxiety it breeds.1

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