Here's another question: Who benefits from the sales charges that a load fund imposes? Why, the oh-so-wise broker who steered you into the fund. You don't benefit at all - in fact, usually quite ...

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The old rule of thumb used to be that you should subtract your age from 100 - and that's the percentage of your portfolio that you should keep in stocks. For example, if you're 30, you should keep ...

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