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5 Top Online Retirement Planning Tools
- April 7, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Retirement
No CommentsCreating a retirement plan and saving money in accordance with the plan can be challenging, to say the least. Fortunately, there are several no-cost or low-cost apps and tools available online to make our lives easier. Our “golden years” are supposed to be just that – a time that shines brightly thanks to the personal
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How Much Should You Own At Retirement?
- April 5, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Retirement
Many investment experts recommend that savers and investors can reserve any portion of their retirement portfolio as they see fit for gold. A select few argue that investors should avoid physical gold altogether if they can’t hold it for at least for 5 to 10 years. Such a diversity of opinions may leave you feeling
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How The Effects Of A Weaker Dollar Benefit Gold Investors
- March 29, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold Investing
The U.S. dollar shows signs of cracking, and gold is already building ground as precaution. This is not entirely unexpected — there have been predictions of a weakening dollar for years, and the economic leanings of the new president only add fuel to that fire. The question is should gold investors be happy or worried
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What The Fed Rate Increase Means For Gold
- March 24, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
The words on everyone’s lips during the past week: “Why did the gold price rally after the Fed raised interest rates?” On March 15, 2017, the U.S. Federal Reserve board voted to raise the federal funds rate for the second time in three months. The move further signaled the end of the nearly decade-long experiment
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How To Increase Employee Participation In Your 401K Plan
- March 22, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: 401K
In the war against employee attrition, a 401(k) has always been a powerful tool. So why are so few employees today taking advantage of this lucrative investment option? Back in 1960, 30% of the full-time labor force was covered by a pension plan. The number of individuals with pension plans rose steadily until the early
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How Does 401K Vesting Work?
- March 17, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: 401K
The popular 401k retirement plan often includes a vesting period, but what exactly is “vesting,” and how does it work? An April 2014 study conducted by the American Benefits Council showed that of those who work at companies with 500 or more employees, 89% had access to a company-sponsored retirement plan like a 401k. And,
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How To Put Your 401(k) To Good Use
- March 15, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: 401K
Today’s uncertain political and economic climates make for interesting headlines, but the media often ignores the long-term financial risks facing real working men and women. If Americans save for retirement, they often do so through incomplete accounts such as IRAs and 401(k)s. While these accounts can play a role in a well-balanced financial plan, they
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2017 USA Bullion Dealer Of The Year
- March 13, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: News
American Bullion is proud to announce their receipt of the “2017 USA Bullion Dealer of the Year Award.” It is presented by Bullion.Directory, an online industry-supported resource guide, responsible for reviewing the business practices and customer opinions covering 855 bullion and precious metals dealers across five countries, while being committed to providing “essential resources for
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Owning Shares Of Gold Is Not The Same As Owning Physical Gold
- March 3, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Gold
In the modern world, investors have plenty of options when it comes to commodity exposure. For gold investors specifically, the most common (and most frequently debated) choice is between investing in physical gold bullion — the bars and coins — or investing in gold mining stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Except this is not really
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Investing in Precious Metals: 3 Common Mistakes to Avoid
- March 1, 2017
- Posted by: Orkan Ozkan
- Category: Precious Metal
Contract law has a principle known as Caveat Emptor, which roughly translates to “buyer beware.” This also happens to be a fitting principle for precious metals investors, particularly novice investors, because the world of precious metals is fraught with strategic mistakes and less-than-reputable participants. With that in mind, here are three common mistakes that investors

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