It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future, as baseball legend Yogi Berra would put it. It’s even harder to make even broad guesses about the future of your … Read more →

Stock markets go up and they go down — normally. In fact, in any given calendar year, even in years with positive returns, you will see moments when the overall … Read more →

One of the ways that Congress collects taxes from citizens is by taxing investments. You pay a tax when you sell a stock at a gain, for instance, which is … Read more →

Stocks keep going up and up. How long can that last? First, some terms. One popular rule of thumb is that a bear market is a decline of more than … Read more →

Feeling edgy about the stock market? Don’t be embarrassed. It’s a perfectly normal feeling. Any time things go well it’s understandable that you might take a step back and ask, … Read more →

As kids go back to school and the temperatures turn cooler, it’s possible that the financial news headlines will heat up. Case in point: The Federal Reserve. A lot of … Read more →

The backbone of growing a retirement account can be summed up in two words: save more. Easier said than done, right? But there’s another axiom that truly moves the needle … Read more →

The financial advising business is chock full of jargon and catch-phrases, some more useful than others. One that attempts to clarify matters is the common term “glide path.” It’s a … Read more →

How long are you planning to live in retirement? Most people think they’ll retire by 65 and, with luck, live to see 90 or so. The reality is somewhat like … Read more →

The number of savers hitting the millionaire mark has set yet another all-time high, according to data from Fidelity Investments. In the first quarter of 2021 the number of people … Read more →