Hank Coleman

Hank Coleman is the founder of Money Q&A, an Iraq combat veteran, a Dr. Pepper addict, and a self-proclaimed investing junkie. He has written extensively for many nationally known financial websites and publications about investing, retirement planning, and even how to find the best return on investment. Hank holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and a graduate certificate in personal financial planning. Email him directly at Hank[at]MoneyQandA.com. Hank has written over 750 articles on Money Q&A. Learn more about Money Q&A on Twitter @MoneyQandA and @HankColeman. Subscribe To Money Q&A If you want to learn more about taking back control of your money please subscribe to Money Q&A’s RSS feed or via email to receive all the latest articles! You can also subscribe to our Free Weekly Newsletter.

Investopedia Academy Review – Self-Paced, Online Courses About Investing

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If you would like to learn more about personal finance or get a higher rate of return on your investments, then simply reading a book may not be the perfect solution. While books written by experienced authors can be useful, the information eventually becomes outdated, especially in the rapidly-changing world of finance, and there’s no one you can turn to for help if you have questions after you finish reading a chapter. This is part of the reason why Investopedia, the self-proclaimed “largest financial education website in the world”, developed their own academy, complete with dozens of online courses led by highly experienced instructors from the financial industry. As the tech industry continues to transform the financial industry, interactive web … Read more

How to Save Money on Rising Medical Costs

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Save Money on Medical Costs

Money is tight now as everyone knows it. And, with rising health care costs, it is sometimes complicated to find ways to cut back especially on necessities such as healthcare costs. One great way to save money on your rising medical costs is to shop around on the web. There are many great websites like www.glasses.com that can help you find affordable medical care, prescription glasses, and the like to help take the sting out of rising medical costs. How to Easily Save Money on Rising Medical Costs Here are five additional tips for spending less on rising medical costs and healthcare expenses. 1. Go Generic With Medication Ask your health care provider if your medications are essential. Are there … Read more

How to Separate Your Paycheck from Your Discretionary Spending

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Separate Your Paycheck from Your Discretionary Spending

Did you know that half of American families live paycheck to paycheck? That number may seem astounding, but considering how high costs of living are nowadays and how wages don’t seem to be catching up with those costs, maybe it’s not so surprising that so many families live paycheck to paycheck and as many as 1 in 3 Americans have less than $500 saved up to cover emergency situations. It’s never been more important to separate your paycheck from your discretionary expenses because we never know whether our health insurance premiums might go up one year, our landlords could suddenly increase rent or any number of other scenarios where your non-discretionary expenses unexpectedly rise. How to Separate Your Paycheck from … Read more

Top 4 Reasons You Might Want to Sell Mutual Funds You Own

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I am a buy and hold investor. I do not like to sell many of my investments. I’m decades away from retiring, and I’m a long-term investor, to say the least. It takes a lot for me to sell mutual funds that I own. But, I have been known to transfer the assets from one mutual fund or mutual fund company to another one based on certain criteria. There are times that it is best to just sell your mutual funds and let them go. Things change. Investing philosophies and goals change. Those are the reason to sell mutual funds. Four Reasons When To Sell Mutual Funds Fund Manger Changes Direction You purchase a mutual fund based on its fund … Read more

Do Your Investments Suffer From Mutual Fund Overlap?

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Do Your Investments Suffer From Mutual Fund Overlap?

How many mutual funds do you invest in? Do you have several funds spread out between Roth IRAs, or do you invest in several mutual funds through your company’s 401k retirement plan? Do you know which stocks those funds invest in? You may suffer from mutual fund overlap. You may be surprised to learn that many of these mutual funds overlap. There can be a real danger in overlap, and you may not as diversified as you think. What Is Mutual Fund Overlap? When a mutual fund does well, investors pile into the investment. Eventually, you wind up with incredibly large mutual funds. For example, the Fidelity Contra Fund (Ticker Symbol – FCNTX) has over $56 billion in total assets … Read more

Young Investors Hold Too Much Cash in Their Portfolios

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Young Investors Hold Too Much Cash in Their Portfolios

A recent survey by MFS Investment Management, the nation’s oldest mutual fund company, found that young investors are staying away from the stock market and holding large cash positions. In fact, the survey shows that the youngest investors, those of Generation Y, are actually increasing their cash positions in their nest eggs while shunning the stock market to a large degree. While it can make young investors have a little better feeling when they try and simply protect their principle, far too many young investors have too much of their portfolio in cash. How Much Cash Is Too Much? The survey by MFS Investment Management found that Generation Y investors, which are defined as young adults who were born in … Read more