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When most people think of dividend investing they think of blue-haired old ladies who bought stock in GE, GM, or 3M back when those companies were better known as General Electric, General Motors,...
We’ve been saying for years that the US dollar will eventually be replaced as the world’s reserve currency But it’s only now that world financial authorities are admitting the obvious With the...
A new year means a new start in many ways for investors Most investors would probably hope to forget about 2018 which, after a tremendous start, ended the year with most assets in the red Those who...
Written by Frank Holmes & originally published Jan 3, 2019 on Forbescom The mainstream media is finally coming around to figuring out what we’ve known for years: that gold is a superior...
Investing orthodoxy likes to state that investors can’t time markets In one sense that’s true, in that the likelihood of an individual investor being able to sell right at the top of a market and...
One indicator that market analysts look to for signs of an impending recession is an inverted yield curve Because of uncertainty about the future, investors demand more yield from longer-term...
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis the Federal Reserve engaged in a massive amount of quantitative easing (QE) In addition to pushing interest rates to near zero, the Fed also purchased...
Russia has announced its decision to forgo use of the US dollar in response to US sanctions against the country While the Russian government would prefer not to have to take that measure, it feels...
One of the more disappointing aspects of President Trump’s tenure is the evolution of his criticism of the Federal Reserve System While candidate Trump rightfully criticized the Fed for...
While every American dreams of retirement, the big question most people face is how much money they will need to save up in order to retire comfortably Many financial planners advise at least a...
Thanks to the stock market’s performance since 2016 there are now more 401(k) millionaires than ever It’s pretty heady stuff to think that you’re a millionaire, but many of these newly-minted...
Gold has been almost universally derided by governments in recent decades Finally freed from the strictures of the gold standard, central banks and governments around the world have done their best...
Planning for retirement isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to be horribly difficult either Hard work and dedication can make just about anyone’s retirement dreams come true Despite that, many...
Stock markets have been topsy-turvy in recent weeks, with investors continuing to remain nervous about the direction of markets as interest rates continue to rise President Trump has blamed the...
Those of us who criticize the Federal Reserve’s conduct of monetary policy are often ignored and sidelined during boom times We’re supposedly the ones who are crashing the party, harshing the...
Read any financial news site today and it will be full of accounts of people who worked hard to retire early Whereas most Americans hope to retire around 65 and think of retiring at 50 as retiring...
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,...
We’re all familiar with the concept of the American Dream, the idea of having a small family, a house, a car, and leading an idyllic lifestyle But for more and more Americans that dream is becoming...
Although the Social Security system was originally intended only to provide a backstop to retirees who may not have had enough money saved up for retirement, the initial benefits received by Social...
One thing that’s almost universally true of the financial media is that they are ignorant of economics Read just about any financial commentator and you’ll find articles chock full of bad...
With stock markets near all-time highs and economic data such as GDP and the unemployment rate looking rosy, many investors have been lulled into a false sense of security, believing that the economy...
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