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Stock Market Shifts: The Fed Raised Interest a Quarter Point…. Happy New Year!
Right before the holidays rolled into town, the stock market saw volatile changes. During the first and second week of December, the market saw significant drops; the most significant came on December 18th, when the Dow dropped a staggering -367. Two days prior to the...
New Risks in Retirement: Mutual Funds Are Not Delivering the Solution
We will take a look at the many hidden risks involved in mutual fund investing. Mutual funds aren't as reliable as investors once thought. Unfortunately, many Americans are under the mistaken impression that mutual funds are one of the safest investment options....
Greenbacks Make a Comeback: US Dollar Getting Stronger
In November of 2007, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen claimed that in order to remain the richest model in the world, she wouldn't be able to accept the U.S. Dollar. Nearing the end of 2015, Bundchen is still the wealthiest supermodel on the planet, but experts...
Struggling to Survive: Middle Class America, Drowning in Inequality
Where have all the middle class Americans gone? This question is quickly becoming a hot topic for 2016 presidential candidates as middle America struggles to keep their heads above water, no longer enjoying any sense of financial stability; and seemingly no life...
Flat Tax System: The Rich Really Will Pay More
With the recent increase in attacks and mass-shootings, both here at home and in the global community, America is incredibly vulnerable. These terrifying threats, coupled with our disastrous budgets, point out that we may not be able to increase spending on...
News! Americans Losing Jobs to Legal Foreign Workers
Illegal immigration has received a lot of press lately. Americans are worried that illegal immigrants are taking their "rightful" jobs. However, most of these jobs are the low paying ones that US workers are reluctant to take anyway. However, Americans losing jobs to...
What Does Trump Know That Wall Street and the Rest of Us Don’t?
Donald Trump's run for presidency has been rife with intense standoffs and moments of seeming insanity. "The Donald", as he was once dubbed by the media, has seemingly put his foot in his mouth on more than one occasion, but his choice of words should not cancel out...
Paris Terror Attack: Preparing for Financial Ramifications on the US Market
Innovation in investing is normally promoted and celebrated by those who shape and drive the current market. Finding new ways to succeed in this area is considered necessary in order to adapt to an always-changing economy. ISIS claims that the United States is...
Financial GPS – Debt Elimination Program To Fast Track Your Mortgage
Mortgage debt is a source of stress for almost every homeowner. While owning a home is a dream for many people, the reality of paying down a mortgage is anything but, since the majority of the mortgage payment is usually applied to interest instead of...
Is the US heading for another recession?
There is a lot of economic talk in the U.S. lately, most of it concerning the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in light of strong economic growth over the last couple of years. But would a looming recession keep Yellen and the Fed from raising the interest rate?...