Articles by Marko Tubic

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Don't Let Accounting Scandals Send You to Investment Sidelines

If you invest in stocks, then you probably haven't had a lot of good news over the last few months--or even the past couple of years. Marko Tubic tells us why you ought to hang on.

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Don't Pick Investments Based on Latest News

Some investors have one eye on the news of the day to see how it may affect their stocks, bonds and other holdings. But if you're going to invest successfully over time, it's important to look beyond today's headlines.

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Diversification Can be a Life Saver

Whether you call it diversification, asset allocation, or simply "not putting all your eggs in one basket," the benefits of spreading your dollars among a variety of investments cannot be overstated.

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Evaluating Long-term Care Insurance

As the population of older Americans increases, so does the need for nursing-home care. As a result, long-term care insurance has become a necessity for many people. This type of insurance can be an inexpensive way to protect life savings from the devasta

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Time to Evaluate Fixed-Income Investments

Fixed-income investments can be good or bad in the present low-interest climate, depending on how they are structured.

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"Buy and Hold" Beats Market Timing

The glamorous "buy low and sell high" strategy is great for dreaming, but it doesn't beat old-fashioned stick-to-it-iveness.

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Steering Your 401(k) Through a Bumpy Stock Market

The stock market has gone through some tough times over the past couple of years. Marko Tubic tells us how to manage retirement funds through the hard times.

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Tax Season Focus: 10 Estate Planning Ideas

Creating your estate plan is an important task for you and your loved ones. Only through careful planning can you be assured that you and your beneficiaries will be cared for as you desire. Here are 10 ideas for you to consider as you plan.

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Take Advantage of New Tax Breaks

Marko Tubic lays out the goods on this year's new tax breaks.

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Investment Clubs Offer Education and Fun

For many individual investors, investment clubs are an excellent way to increase financial knowledge and form new friendships. Truly adventurous investors may even form their own investing clubs--here's how.

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Keep Long-Term Perspective in Times of Crisis

Getting it is one thing--what to do with it then is the hard part. Money Muse will appear once a month in The Seattle Press.