Over the last ten years, as the markets have rebounded from the banking crisis, all economic indicators have seemed to move in a healthy direction. And yet, in the last couple months, stock market volatility has been a regular occurrence. One area of concern for economists has been that a rising stock market has not […]
America’s debt problem cannot be solved by federal budget cuts alone. It can’t be solved by great and inspiring speeches. And it won’t be solved by doing nothing. The meager 1.9% economic growth of the past eight years was too low to either boost the private sector or to keep up with ever-growing federal spending. This isn’t rocket science: private […]
Most people end up relying on benefits from the government when they retire — specifically, Social Security benefits. Social Security is a program run by the government that provides you money in your retirement based on a number of different factors; the only main caveat is that, unless more money is provided, the government’s Social […]
People usually consider retirement a relief from the daily grind of hard work. However, not everyone is able to live out their golden years in as much comfort as they would like because they have not provided adequately for their retirements when they were still working. Often, as younger adults, people put off thinking about their […]
Tax refunds: While many taxpayers are not looking forward to a refund, there are millions who will get this windfall in 2017. During 2016, the average refund was $2,860 and a recent survey suggested this year the numbers may be similar. However, what may surprise you is the way taxpayers intend to use their 2017 […]
With the election past us things are not looking well for The Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA), or Obamacare if you are so inclined to call it. President Trump has been working on some new legislation concerning the bill, and these may yet hasten the inevitable death spiral which the AHCA is already sinking into. […]
When most of us think of retirement, we instantly think of 401(k) plans. However, new data presented in a Wall Street Journal article entitled, “The Champions of the 401(k) Lament the Revolution they Started,” suggests that 401(k) plans don’t offer as much financial security as we once thought. 401(k)s have been the most common retirement […]
President-elect Donald Trump has made news recently with his statements about a “border tax” on U.S. companies. There is a great deal of uncertainty about whether such a tax could or would be implemented, as well as its impact. Here are some questions and answers about Trump’s border tax threat and how it could affect […]
Barron’s in a recent article examined “The Robo Advising Reality Check,” which brought to light several compelling trends in robo-advisory. Let’s highlight the most important takeaways. Advisors generally adjust the composition of an exchange-traded fund, or ETF investment portfolio either manually or using a robo-advisor approach in order to maintain the proper asset allocation for each […]
Look around and you’ll see that “the big boys are betting against the market,” according to reports. As an investor, this might send shivers down your spine, and understandably so. If the financial world’s most elite who oversee billions of dollars are in fact betting that the markets will go down, what does this mean […]
