In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, many investors were understandably nervous about investing their money With stock markets having lost over 50% of their value during the crisis,...
For decades stock markets have been viewed as proxies for the strength of the economy The higher stock market indexes go, the stronger the economy is deemed to be The most famous index, of course, is...
One of the temptations that most investors fall prey to is the temptation to check the value of their investment portfolio on a daily basis When prices rise significantly, they feel great; when...
Only a few days before Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is set to deliver his first address to the Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole summer gathering, President Trump has made it increasingly clear...
Most Americans are serious about saving for their retirement The dream of finally being free from being tied to a job, being able to travel and do what you want, has always appealed to many people...
You would think that with a national debt over $21 trillion and continuing to climb every day that the federal government would get serious about cutting back on spending sometime, but oh no More and...
In investment circles it’s common to hear that stocks and gold are negatively correlated That is to say, gold’s price increases when stock prices decrease, and vice versa That’s why you’ll...
Last week marked the 242nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which began one of the greatest experiments in liberty the world has ever seen But while we can see with...
One of the main concerns for most investors in retirement is remaining financially independent Everyone wants to have enough money to retire on, and no on wants to run out of money That would mean...
Despite the unsustainability of the 2016-2018 stock market run, many bullish analysts and investors still think that there is room left for markets to rally The unease of the past few months that has...
Investing money make many people nervous Especially when your life savings are at stake, the thought of losing any money, let alone thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, is enough to make you...
Market events this week have made even the most bullish investors realize that the US economy isn’t what it used to be In an attempt to ensure “fair trade,” President Trump placed a 25 percent...