What is a Bond & Why Are They Important?
Investment portfolios generally consist of stocks and bonds, but stocks seem to get all of the attention. Stocks seem...
Investment portfolios generally consist of stocks and bonds, but stocks seem to get all of the attention. Stocks seem...
The explosion of artificial intelligence or AI over the last several years has been extraordinary, and the reality...
As stock indexes plummet from record highs, many investors are left wondering what’s next. US stock indexes have been...
Interest rates have been elevated for over two years now. This is the result of the Federal Reserve fighting the post...
Let’s begin with apologies to Salt-N-Peppa. Yes, the title of this post is a thinly veiled reference to their 90’s hit...
Social Security is often an afterthought for many people when it comes to planning for retirement. Claiming Social...
We’ve been through a lot over the last three years. It began with a once in a century pandemic that we were fortunate...
Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing, or ESG is a hot topic right now. You may have seen ESG options in...
When the pandemic began, the world’s largest economy was put into what can be thought of as a medically induced coma....
We’re at a fascinating crossroads in the world of investing, and in many ways, a truly unique place. While the adage:...
The Reddit drama with GameStop and AMC has many people captivated, and it’s fascinating because nothing like this has...
Despite the pain wrought by the virus, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. The virus forced many of us...
Thinking about this post, the Stealers Wheel classic kept coming to mind. We seem to be at the natural half time of...
It’s been noted that 2020 reads like a Stephen King novel, and that doesn’t seem too far off base, Mr. King has even...
The Big Cash Party As the worst of pandemic fears fade into memory it’s easy to forget the panic of 2020. A “shutdown”...
The markets call things like the coronavirus black swan events. That thing with a very small chance of happening, but...
Over the holidays many of us will spend some time curled up with our devices in a food coma, or using our devices to...
We’re seeing a rise in annuity or income products offered as “investment” options in 401(k) plans. While investing...
Heading into fall, with the holidays right around the corner, many of us begin thinking about our year end charitable...
While looking at some research on the Stanford Center on Longevity website, I came across an interesting white paper...
The March blog post offered a scenic tour of GDP, and why it’s an important economic measure for investors. Let’s...
This blog may help you not avoid this topic if it comes up at a cocktail party, and you may become a little more...
When considering the big purchases in life, such as homes and cars, we typically spend time shopping, doing research,...
It’s Been an “Interesting” Year! Coming into 2018 the stock market was still chugging along with the momentum of a...
In thinking about this blog post I considered writing about “investment containers.” People will often say “I have...
Retirement dreams, retirement planning, and retirement saving are all related, but this mental crossroads is...
We’re half way through 2018, which is a great time to take a look at where we are and where the rest of the year may...
When we talk about investments we usually focus on the stock or bond markets, and how things like our retirement...
Last month the president announced tariffs on steel and aluminum, and this caught the markets by surprise (and it’s...
Over the course of a few short weeks the stock and bond markets went from a period of quiet, uninterrupted bliss to...