Don’t let your investments take an inactive vacation

Summertime is here and for many people that means it’s time to hit the road. But even if you decide to take a vacation, you’ll want other areas of your life to keep working — especially your investments.

So, how can you prevent your investments, and your overall financial strategy, from going on “vacation”? Here are a few suggestions.

• Check your progress. You want your investments to be working hard for you, so you’ll need to check on their performance periodically, but be careful about how you evaluate results.