Chris McAlpin

Understanding High-Risk Investments: Insights from Chris McAlpin

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Understanding High-Risk Investments

What Defines a High-Risk Investment? A significant potential for loss characterizes high-risk investments. Academically, investment risk is defined as the possibility of losing money. However, at Sound Financial, we take a broader view: risk is the...

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How do you manage Investment Risk?

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How do you manage Investment Risk?

Understanding Risk Firstly, it's crucial to grasp what we mean by risk. Traditionally, risk is viewed as the likelihood of losing money. However, we...

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What are equities in the stock market?

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What are equities in the stock market?

What Are Equities? At its core, equity represents ownership in a company, typically manifested as stocks. When you own a stock, you're essentially...

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What are the types of real estate investments?

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What are the types of real estate investments?

The Four Pillars of Real Estate Investment Real estate investment is a broad field with numerous avenues. I categorize these into four primary types:...

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Are Investments Assets?

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Are Investments Assets?

What Defines an Asset? Let's start with the basics. The textbook definition of an asset is something of value that an individual or entity owns,...

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What are the different types of investment funds?

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What are the different types of investment funds?

The Fundamentals of Investment Funds An investment fund is essentially a collection of capital from various investors used to purchase a wide array...

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Understanding Your Tax Documents: 1099 Distribution FAQs with Sound Financial

Understanding Your Tax Documents: 1099 Distribution FAQs

Whether you're awaiting your IRA 1099-R or the 1099-DIV for non-qualified accounts, Chris provides crucial deadlines for 2024 and addresses common...

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