Every Start Has an End: Keeping an Eye On Recession Indicators
There is much to be happy about regarding the U.S. economy and the stock market, so it feels a bit weird bringing up the topic of recession. Below I will discuss and outline a number [...]
How to Handle Market Declines
7 Ways to Fight Fear With Facts You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t fear loss. Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman demonstrated this with his loss-aversion theory, showing that people feel the pain of losing [...]
About that Equifax Breach
As you may already know, up to 143 million people had their Social Security numbers and other data stolen in the recent Equifax data breach. Whether or not you were impacted, here are some things [...]
Four Things to Focus on During Mutual Fund Capital Gains Season
Even if you don’t sell any mutual fund shares in 2015, you still might be subject to a hefty tax bill if you are a mutual fund owner. Here’s why – and how you might [...]
Eight Oft-Overlooked But Potentially Indispensible Types of Insurance
Most people don’t blink when it comes time to reach into their pockets to pay for health insurance, homeowners insurance, auto insurance or even short-term disability or life insurance coverage because they see value in [...]
3 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Financial Advisor
You may have noticed in the news recently that President Barack Obama is calling for new regulations for brokers who want to provide advice for retirement accounts. In a nutshell, these new rules seek to [...]