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Real Estate Investment

Posted on April 20, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

With stock, bond and financial markets plagued by volatility, real estate investing provides a refreshing alternative. Real estate brokers, agents and investors alike understand that real estate can offer safe and lucrative investment returns. Real estate professionals utilize special tax … Continue reading →

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Americans still trying to improve retirement saving rate

Posted on February 23, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

Over half of workers won’t be able to cover retirement expenses Their savings rate may have improved over the past two years, but more than half of American workers are still at risk of being unprepared to completely cover essential … Continue reading →

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Let’s test your financial literacy

Posted on January 2, 2016 by robertjrussellcompanies

New research from AllianceBernstein, an investment manager with off-the-shelf and customized target-date fund solutions for 401(k) plans, shows that defined contribution participants’ financial literacy is slipping. That may be the key contributor to what the investment firm describes as a … Continue reading →

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Real Estate Tax Sales

Posted on July 18, 2015 by robertjrussellcompanies

I’ve got a few questions in mind about over the counter liens lately. Apparently there are some tax lien investing “experts” out there telling people that tax lien sales are so competitive that you are better off buying the OTC … Continue reading →

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Are Real Estate Investments Profitable ?

Posted on April 1, 2015 by robertjrussellcompanies

Real estate or bricks and mortar to use an old phrase, has proven over decades to be an investment sector with profitable returns over time. As with any investment, there are boom times as well as times where things are … Continue reading →

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American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company

Posted on March 25, 2015 by robertjrussellcompanies

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, a leading underwriter of index and fixed rate annuities, announced two new enhancements affecting crediting methods and lifetime income benefit payouts. These developments mark an expansion on the Company’s … Continue reading →

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Real Estate IRA Investing with Robert J Russell

Posted on March 22, 2015 by robertjrussellcompanies

Are you looking for ways on how you can understand IRA investing in a more comprehensive manner. Have you been asking yourself why you must invest IRA in real estate? Are you wondering how the whole process would go and … Continue reading →

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Different processes for gauging pension funds’ health creating problems

Posted on February 3, 2015 by robertjrussellcompanies

The financial strengths of defined-benefits pension funds have come under increasing scrutiny because differing methods of gauging the strength of a fund have spurred confusion. Changes in the actuarial assumptions used by ratings agencies to determine the likelihood a pension … Continue reading →

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Retirement – Planning for college and retirement at the same time

Posted on May 16, 2013 by robertjrussellcompanies

Planning for both college and retirement can be accomplished simultaneously without sacrificing one or the other. If you are a financial advisor who does work in both the college savings and retirement savings fields, it is imperative to guide your … Continue reading →

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