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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 26, 20214 min read
Inquiring Minds: Is Our Economy Headed for a Meltdown?
Most folks are familiar with “meltdowns”. But what about a “melt-up”? And is our economy in a melt-up heading for a dreaded meltdown?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 19, 20214 min read
FICO: Three Digits That Have a Powerful Hold on Your Life
What the heck is a FICO score and why does it have so much sway over your ability to buy furniture, a car, a home, and so on?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 12, 20213 min read
Trading vs. Investing: Which is More Likely to Reap Rewards?
These are two very different approaches to making money in the stock and bond markets - essentially trading versus investing.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 5, 20214 min read
Target-Date Funds Let You "Set It and Forget It"
A target date fund automatically changes your investments from high-risk, high-reward to low-risk, low-reward as you near retirement.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 29, 20214 min read
Is There a Cure for Tightwad-itis?
It's great to save your hard-earned dollars but when does saving becoming more of a sickness and less of a good habit?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 22, 20214 min read
The Secret to My (Investing) Success
My PDQ Principles of Investing (Patience, Diversification and Quality) revolve around the concept of simplicity.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 15, 20213 min read
Set Your Kid Up With a Health Savings Account (HSA)
Kids who are no longer their parents’ tax dependents (or anyone else’s dependent for that matter), can open their own Health Savings Account
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 8, 20213 min read
Beware: Your IRAs are in Danger
All of a sudden, Roth IRAs are in the spotlight.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 24, 20217 min read
America's Housing Market: Is the Bubble About to Burst?
America is experiencing an extremely competitive housing marketplace, reminiscent of the Great Recession.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 17, 20215 min read
Emergency Funds and the (Almost) Risk-Free I Bond
Your Rainy Day - or emergency fund - needs to be liquid, but it doesn't have to be shoved under the mattress.
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 20, 20213 min read
The Case for Delaying Social Security in Retirement
A key component of a retirement plan is delaying your Social Security if at all feasible.
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 13, 20214 min read
Crypto Craze: Is it a Bubble or Here to Stay?
Bitcoin...Dogecoin...Binance Coin. It's all science fiction to me. But even a conservative investor like me is curious about the future...
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 6, 20215 min read
Say It Ain’t So, Joe. The Stepped-Up In Basis Tax Debacle
I usually don't wax politics in this blog, but I can't help myself when is comes to the current administration's proposal to cancel the...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 29, 20213 min read
How to Make Money in Retirement Without Working
Retirement means no more work - at least no more 9-to-5, 50 weeks a year with a brief vacations, commute-type of work. But some folks...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 22, 20214 min read
Annuities Can Play an Important Role in Your Retirement Plan
Many people view their retirement plans as one-dimensional portfolios but that couldn't be further from the truth. You can have include...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 15, 20213 min read
Bond Investments are Not Just for Boomers
Check out this new post on the WynnSights blog, a personal investment blog based on blogger Hugh Wynn's fervent belief that investing should
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 8, 20212 min read
What the Devil is an Angel Investor?
An angel investor is not necessarily a heavenly creature in white framed by a glow of soft light handing out money to entrepreneurs in...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 1, 20213 min read
Fractional Shares: Bite-Sized Investments with Benefits
I am always happy to hear from young investors who, when money starts burning a hole in their pocket, are looking for ways to invest it...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Vacation Properties May be an Investment Worth Avoiding
Vacation homes bring joy to many people, and if your family is one that dreams of owning place for weekend getaways and...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Mar 18, 20213 min read
ETFs Vs. Mutual Funds: Which is Better?
Both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) consist of many different assets and are commonly employed to help investors diversify...
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