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Alison Southwick

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Alison spends her days working across Fooldom to create content that makes members of The Motley Fool smarter, happier, and richer.

Recent Articles by Alison Southwick

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Feb 13, 2019 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

5 Reasons to Stay Heavily Invested in Stocks Forever

If you think being retired means you need to pull back on equities and fill up on bonds, allow us to explain why that’s a bad strategy.

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Feb 6, 2019 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

January Mailbag: Timing the Market, Time in the Market, and First-Time Dads

Advice on retirement, factoring pensions and Social Security into your asset allocation, and more.

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Jan 28, 2019 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Get It Now? An Emergency Fund Is NOT Optional

If the past month’s troubles in Washington have shown folks anything, it’s that living without a financial cushion can get painful really quick.

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Jan 21, 2019 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Marshaling All Your Resources for Retirement

And what Larry Swedroe has to say about it.

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Jan 16, 2019 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

How to Give Your New Year’s Resolutions the Best Chance for Success

It’s not just a matter of willpower. Here are some tips for setting specific goals, giving yourself the right motivators, and putting yourself on track to make 2019 the year it all comes together.

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Jan 3, 2019 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

5 Solid Predictions for 2019, Plus 8 Regrets to Avoid

Most so-called gurus are wrong more than half the time. But this week’s tips should beat that by a fair margin.

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Dec 26, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

4 Terrifying Economic Trends Not to Panic About This Season

To hear the pundits talk, there are a lot of reasons to think that the economy is about to transform into a lump of coal.

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Dec 19, 2018 by Alison Southwick

IP-Oh My Goodness

This year could be the biggest one for IPOs in nearly two decades.

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Dec 5, 2018 by Alison Southwick

How to Put the Right Priorities Into Your Finances

Should you buy insurance? Sell a winner? Pay off low-interest loans early?

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Nov 28, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

How Your Investing Portfolio Is Like Your Thanksgiving Feast

Just as you can't allocate your entire holiday plate to stuffing and pie, you need a balanced meal of assets in your retirement accounts.

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Nov 16, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

5 Retirement Planning Myths That Really Have to Go

It's hard enough to put yourself into a position to really enjoy your golden years, so don't get misdirected by "truisms" that aren't true.

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Nov 12, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Is Cannabis the New Cryptocurrency for Investors?

Not that you can use pot as a medium of exchange, of course, but with marijuana legalization spreading, the legit businesses that grow and sell it are are experiencing major share-price moves.

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Nov 6, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Motley Fool Answers October Mailbag: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation

In investing we have to consider balance, excellence, profit and more. But finding the right ratios and assets is a constant struggle.

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Oct 30, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

This Monstrously Scary Expense Will Hit 70% of Seniors: Are You Ready to Face It?

Long-term care: The phrase alone can make your assets quake in terror.

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Oct 26, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Tax Time Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think: What You Need to Know -- and Do -- Now

It's a whole new tax world out there this time around, so you may need to adjust your tax strategy.

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Oct 18, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Ready, Save, FIRE: A Foolish Dive into the Financial Independence/Retire Early Lifestyle

We talk to the creators of the ChooseFI website and podcast about how to escape the rat race decades early, and live well, too.

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Oct 10, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

7 Steps to Disaster-Proof Your Finances

Losing the lion’s share of your assets is awful, but when it happens, it’s often just the beginning of your troubles.

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Oct 2, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Motley Fool Answers' September Mailbag: Talking Taxes, Retirement Accounts, and Asset Allocation Arcana

Listeners' questions this month ran from grad school to the golden years, but quite a few people are already thinking about what they'll owe Uncle Sam.

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Sep 24, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

5 Comeback Stock Stories, and the Lessons They Offer

What comes down does not necessarily go back up, but investors can do well by snapping up shares in companies enduring various types of temporary issues.

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Sep 20, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

What to Do When Your Stuff Starts to Own You

We're all buying more, wanting more, keeping more, and generally drowning in more. Here's why -- and how -- to make some changes.

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