Participating and contributing to a 401(k) plan at work provides you with a significant advantage over someone who is not eligible to...
Investing
Record GDP Growth Rate Announced
On Thursday, October 29, the Commerce Department announced the highest GDP growth increase ever. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product...
Why is the Stock Market Doing So Well? Or is it?
One of the more puzzling things that investors have had to digest this year is why the stock market continues to do so well despite...
Mutual Fund Investors Could Face Unpleasant Surprise
History is still being written about the pandemic and its fallout, but whatever happens in the next few months, 2020 will go down as...
Cash is King
"Now you know why we always want a certain allocation to cash in your portfolio." This is the phrase advisors wish to say to clients...
Investing, Miscellaneous Insights
Separating Fact from Opinion
Is the price of oil headed to a negative $100 a barrel? Are stocks going to hit new highs early next year? These are headlines that...
Personal Market Reflections
I was recently speaking with a friend of mine who has been a financial reporter for more than 30 years, including being the Executive...
What to do During Times of Extreme Market Volatility
As I was sitting down to write this article, I received an email from a younger client of mine with the subject line: “How do I stop...
Our View on the Coronavirus and How it is Impacting Markets
The Coronavirus has dominated the news cycle of late, and markets are clearly reacting to the news because the outcome is unknown. In...
Investing, SRI (Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing)
Saving the Planet, One Step (and One Investment) at a Time
As more and more people become aware and concerned about the environmental dangers that lurk all around us, they’ve tried steering...
Why the Fed Cut Rates and What it Means
This past Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered the target for the Federal Funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The cut...
Why the Federal Reserve May Cut Rates, and What it Means for Your Portfolio
This past Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee met and decided not to change interest rates, keeping rates where they...