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Alison Southwick

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Alison spends her days working across Fooldom to create content that makes members of The Motley Fool smarter, happier, and richer.

Recent Articles by Alison Southwick

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Nov 28, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

How Your Investing Portfolio Is Like Your Thanksgiving Feast

Just as you can't allocate your entire holiday plate to stuffing and pie, you need a balanced mix of assets in your retirement accounts.

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Nov 16, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

5 Retirement Planning Myths That Really Have to Go

It's hard enough to put yourself into a position to really enjoy your golden years, so don't get misdirected by "truisms" that aren't true.

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Nov 12, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Is Cannabis the New Cryptocurrency for Investors?

Not that you can use pot as a medium of exchange, of course, but with marijuana legalization spreading, the legit businesses that grow and sell it are are experiencing major share-price moves.

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Nov 6, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Motley Fool Answers October Mailbag: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation

In investing we have to consider balance, excellence, profit and more. But finding the right ratios and assets is a constant struggle.

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Oct 30, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

This Monstrously Scary Expense Will Hit 70% of Seniors: Are You Ready to Face It?

Long-term care -- the phrase alone can make your assets quake in terror.

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Oct 26, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Tax Time Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think: What You Need to Know -- and Do -- Now

It's a whole new tax world out there this time around, so you may need to adjust your tax strategy.

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Oct 10, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

7 Steps to Disaster-Proof Your Finances

Losing the lion’s share of your assets is awful, but when it happens, it’s often just the beginning of your troubles.

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Oct 2, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Motley Fool Answers' September Mailbag: Talking Taxes, Retirement Accounts, and Asset Allocation Arcana

Listeners' questions this month ran from grad school to the golden years, but quite a few people are already thinking about what they'll owe Uncle Sam.

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Sep 24, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

5 Comeback Stock Stories, and the Lessons They Offer

What comes down does not necessarily go back up, but investors can do well by snapping up shares in companies enduring various types of temporary issues.

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Sep 20, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

What to Do When Your Stuff Starts to Own You

We're all buying more, wanting more, keeping more, and generally drowning in more. Here's why -- and how -- to make some changes.

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Sep 12, 2018 by Alison Southwick, Rick Engdahl, and Robert Brokamp

To Care Is Human, but to Really Be a Caregiver, You Need a Team

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Sep 6, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Motley Fool Answers' August Mailbag: It All Comes Down to "Where Should I Put My Money?"

Silver? 401(k)? 529 plan? Mutual funds? Individual stocks? Or maybe a really nice violin?

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Aug 28, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Junior's First Stock Investment Is the Gift That Really Will Keep on Giving

There's no Fool like a young Fool, so this week, we talk about strategies for getting your kids enthusiastic about investing.

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Aug 17, 2018 by Alison Southwick

Sell, Sell, Sell! How and When to Know It’s Time to Sell a Stock

Finding companies you want to buy is relatively easy compared to deciding it’s time to unload them -- at least if you want to be doing it for the right reasons.

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Aug 16, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

How to Get the Mortgage You Want and Get Rid of the Robocalls You Don't

Just kidding. Those infernal machines are practically unstoppable, and the folks who unleash them upon us are getting even more sneaky.

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Aug 8, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Motley Fool Answers' July Mailbag: The Devil Is in the Investing Details

This month's questions range from "war on cash" strategies to stock buyback philosophies to portfolio balance quandaries.

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Aug 2, 2018 by Alison Southwick

FoolFest 2018: The Gardner Brothers Look Back -- and Ahead

Not every Fool fan can make it to Alexandria, Virginia, for our big member shindig, so we’re bringing you one of the highlights.

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Jul 17, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

Asking for a Raise 101

Our experts share some tips and guidelines for how to smooth out one of the more awkward conversations you’ll have.

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Jul 12, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

7 Keys to Retiring Young, Plus 8 Tips From George Washington on Living Rich

It's a tale of two households this week: one, a modern couple who retired at 38; the other headed by one of America's richest revolutionaries.

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Jul 10, 2018 by Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp

3 Big Credit Card Trends and How to Make the Most of Them

Issuers want you to spend with them, and their sign-up bonuses can be pretty darn good if you know what to look for.

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