The stage is set…it is Trump/Pence vs Biden/Harris. And just in case 2020 has not been eventful enough, let’s add Kanye West to the mix. So much has happened politically and economically in 2020, that it only makes sense...
I am a first-time parent to a now 9-month-old daughter. It has been an incredible experience, and for the first time, I understand what parents meant when they said, “trust me when you have kids, you will understand.” I...
“The easy money has been made.” If you follow CNBC, Barron’s, or other major financial news outlets, you may have heard this term often. This phrase is used as a way to claim that positive stock market returns in...
The “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement” (SECURE) Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives last May, passed the Senate a few days ago in December 2019, and then was signed by President Trump. It is among the...
Retirement is changing. There is a shift taking place on how we retire and who can help us get there. Gone are the days of working somewhere for 40 straight years and leaving with a pension to live on. ...
Staying the Course Investors tend to see short-term volatility as the enemy. Volatility may lead many investors to move money out of the market and “sit on the sidelines” until things “calm down.” Although this approach may appear to...
The last two months have brought continued market volatility to both stocks and bonds. It can be hard to stomach at times, yet it’s also expected. The long-term investor knows that markets on average, go up 7 out of...
Over the weekend, a relative asked, “Are we in a bear market?” I answered his question with, “What do you think a bear market is?” He rattled off a few comments about the economy, and the market being down...
Job numbers were released earlier this month, and it was another month, 92 consecutive months to be exact, of positive job creation in the U.S. economy…hip, hip, hooray! The good news is that unemployment is down to a near-record...
Did that headline get your attention? There are hundreds of distractions around us every minute of the day. It used to be just billboards along the highway, a few advertisements between your favorite radio songs, or those dreaded commercials...