Doug Flynn
Doug Flynn
Robert Douglas Flynn, Jr.is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He was one of the players sent to the New York Mets in exchange for Tom Seaver...
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People are committed when they know what they're committed to.
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You live and die by those stocks because you're not diversified. They need to look at different sectors.
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Stay away from short-term or long-term bond funds. These will do poorly in a rising interest-rate environment.
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Some of the biggest companies have some of the worst 401(k) plans I've ever seen. But Joe's Plumbing might have a great 401(k).
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This should definitely be part of your portfolio in this kind of environment.
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This transaction is a major development in our global pest control strategy and significantly improves our scale and opportunity in this attractive market.
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Unless you're a certified financial planner with 20 years experience, there's no sense in buying single company stocks.
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What this comes down to is you have to take the best you can in your plan. I suggest people talk to their companies and ask them to increase the options.
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We're in inning 2 of the new ballgame. So get in and let it go the rest of the innings.
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Financials do poorly when inflationary fears are high.
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We had back-to-back negative years in the market, and this mimics the market. It's very discouraging for people.
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There's never one number that tells you the end-all.
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People do feel better about investing. But they are still very skeptical about the recovery and their expectations are way down.
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Focus debt payments on the credit card, then the car, and then the student loans -- always pay your loans in interest rate order, not in order of balance size.