According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, today's median bachelor's degree recipient receives $1,281 in weekly earnings compared to the $749 made by a typical high school graduate.1 Clearly, one of the best investments you can make for your children is an...
Anxious investors could miss out when trying to avoid turbulent markets. The last time inflation was 10% was in February of 1979. Back then, a suffering economy and a volatile market added to investors’ anxiety. This graph illustrates five choices an equity investor...
There are several common reasons why the average person may not do as well investing in the stocks as the stock market overall. It has been my experience, after years of conversations with people, that not keeping up with the stock market usually boils down to sliding...
We are living in a time of extreme uncertainty and the anxiety that comes along with it. Against the backdrop of war, humanitarian crisis, and economic hardship, it’s natural to wonder what effect these world events will have on our long-term investment performance....
Strategies to help survive the ups and downs of the market While visiting an amusement park this summer may not be possible for everyone, the stock market has provided a number of exhilarating rides to make up for it. Following are some tips for holding on. Keep a...
Life involves risk. One of them is retirement, and whether the money we save to fund it will last. Do your employees understand their risk, and actions they can take now to manage it? A recent survey found that retirement security may be threatened by these four risk...
We are still getting a ton of questions about the Presidential election and which candidate might be best for the stock market. A lot of research has been done on this topic that we are allowed share, but in short, all reports reach the same conclusion. The stock...
The first rule of investing is to “buy low, sell high.” However, when markets grow choppy, we tend not to buy more and will often sell. When markets are calm, we grow more confident in our portfolios. It’s at those times we’re likely to invest more. The fear and greed...
Just as to-do lists can be a key part of planning, “do-not-do” lists can be helpful reminders to avoid mistakes that others have made. Impulse investing: Avoid investing based on a whim or a tip. Don’t invest a certain way just because a friend or colleague does....