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# Insuring your retirement

#### Helping high-income households insure retirement. We breakdown complicated ideas into useful information ad actionable plans.

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#### [What Is Focused Investing?](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/what-is-focused-investing)

![Picture of Kyle Carlton](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/1b84420d7ca7ffe3b78de03c2d10c848) [Kyle Carlton](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/author/kyle-carlton): Aug 30, 2022 5:15:00 AM

There was a time when many investors stopped paying attention to the market, choosing to ignore everything. This period was from 1966 to 1982, when...

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#### [Why Standard Deviation is a Bad Measurement](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/why-standard-deviation-is-a-bad-measurement-of-risk)

![Picture of Kyle Carlton](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/1b84420d7ca7ffe3b78de03c2d10c848) [Kyle Carlton](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/author/kyle-carlton): Oct 29, 2021 8:00:00 AM

Most investment firms today use risk tolerance questionnaires with standard deviation being the primary method for helping to measure risk; here is...

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#### [Evergrande's Cash Flow & Debt Problem](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/evergrande-update-09-24-2021)

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I'm sure you have seen Evergrande's name in the news this past week. Here is some information to help you understand what is happening along with the...

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#### [Difference Between Capital Gains & Dividends](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/capital-gains-vs-dividends)

![Picture of Kyle Carlton](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/1b84420d7ca7ffe3b78de03c2d10c848) [Kyle Carlton](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/author/kyle-carlton): Mar 4, 2021 2:55:51 PM

Not all returns are created equal, especially in the eyes of the government. While you may think a 10% return is the same regardless of whether it is...

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#### [Was GameStop a Good Investment?](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/gamestop)

![Picture of Kyle Carlton](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/1b84420d7ca7ffe3b78de03c2d10c848) [Kyle Carlton](https://calyxwealth.com/blog/author/kyle-carlton): Feb 4, 2021 2:00:00 PM

The returns from what’s happened with GameStop over the last few weeks has to have investors wondering, where’s the next opportunity? Another quick...

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