3 Ways To Avoid Being Part Of The Upcoming Retirement Crisis
I ran across an interesting article this week from the Boston Globe with another dire warning about retirement in America. It profiles the work of Alicia Munnell, a former top economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston who is now the head of Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research. At the age of 71, […]
Is Cheap Gas a Good Thing?
While the stock market has been making new highs over the last few weeks, there is one sector that continues to drop… dare I say plummet! In June, a barrel of oil cost $107, today (less than six months later) we are at $66 per barrel. That’s a drop of 38 percent. This has certainly […]
Market Updates and the Outlook for 2015
As we come upon the end of another year, we want to leave you with this thought: The US economy is actually doing well. Despite the emotions and fears of some investors, we’ve encouraged our clients and friends to stay the course and stick to the fundamentals. Though we’ve seen some scary ups and downs […]
‘The US Economy Is Actually Doing Well’
If the last time you heard that “the economy is doing well” and thought to yourself “no way that’s true,” and “the source must be crazy”, then this blog is written for you. I consistently discuss the state of our economy on WSB radio, and here in many of my blog posts. I’ve noted the […]
A Lot to Be Thankful For
It’s that time of year. The time of year we kick back and enjoy turkey, football and family. It is my favorite holiday and we all have a lot to be thankful for. So, this week I am taking a look at things I am thankful for, which are market related. Here are five things […]
The Cost of Thanksgiving
At a time of year when big turkeys and big-screen TVs come to mind, I’m blown away by the story of two women who have decided to camp outside of Best Buy in California for 22 days leading up to Black Friday. They are determined to be first in line for the TV deal that […]
The Week After
Last week, many stayed up till the wee hours of the morning watching the U.S. map fill in with red or blue. For me, my eyes couldn’t stay open long enough. But there was enough press coverage the following day. So, it was easy to get the low down… quickly. A good amount of issues […]
The Morbid State of Retirement in America
1 in 5 American’s would rather die than run out of money in retirement and other unsettling retirement findings for the middle class. Wells Fargo released a survey at the end of October that studied “middle-class” American’s feelings on retirement, and the results were shocking. The survey polled just over 1,000 people between the ages […]
5 Real World Ways to Beat Inflation
One of the most common arguments from stock marketers is to invest in stocks so that over time, you can “beat inflation.” “Beating inflation” is a worthy goal. If inflation is three percent per year, and your assets grow at only three percent, then in terms of your real world spending power, you are no […]
Emotion Versus Fundamentals
Volatility is back in a major way. And it has investors wondering if there’s about to be a repeat of 2007 and 2008. Are we on the brink of another recession? Our thought is that you shouldn’t jump to that conclusion so soon. The volatility is definitely there and we saw some major dips in […]
