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5 Successful Financial Habits of Baby Boomers

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They invest heavily in stocks and mutual funds Baby boomers have the largest percentage of their wealth in stocks and mutual funds. More than half (52%) of boomers consulted a financial advisor last year. Here are five successful habits of baby boomers that we all would be wise to consider.

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Here's How Billionaires Buy Stocks

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A prime brokerage A prime brokerage is a group of services offered to ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) or hedge funds. These services include cash and securities lending, risk management consulting, custody of assets (holding securities), and making introductions between clients and investors.

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U.S. Money Supply Is Increasing Again and Could Portend a Big Stock Market Move: 2 Vanguard ETFs to Buy Now

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It includes physical currency, demand deposits, savings deposits, and money market mutual funds. Nick Gerli with Reventure Consulting researched the history of M2 from 1870 through the present. Economists typically prefer using a money supply measure called M2.

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A Few Years From Now, You'll Wish You'd Bought This Undervalued Crypto

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The Boston Consulting Group thinks real-world asset tokenization could be a $16 trillion market opportunity by 2030. Most likely, the trend will take off with financial products -- such as mutual funds and bonds -- that make the most sense for converting into digital tokens. Taking a more conservative view, McKinsey & Co.

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The 4 Most Misunderstood Rules of Charitable Giving Write-Offs

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You're required to get an independent appraisal for any property gift (not including most stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or exchange-traded funds) of $5,000 or more, or $10,000 if it's a gift of closely held stock.

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Interval Funds: 6 Things to Know Before You Invest

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Unlike a typical exchange-listed closed-end fund, interval funds usually don't trade on a securities exchange or other secondary market, and they offer guaranteed (but limited) liquidity through periodic repurchase options at the fund's NAV. Interval funds can invest in a diverse mix of assets, including private securities.

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Ready to Start Investing?

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They might have high costs or you might have to be able to just be restricted to the selection of mutual funds within that account. You're not limited to that menu of mutual funds. Do some of these discount brokers offer some in-person consultation? If the fund you want is not on that list.