December 2020 Market and Economic Update
It’s December and 2020 is drawing to a close. How has the 2020 market been doing? It’s been a year
Why We Don’t Recommend Individual Stocks
Frequently when we meet people who handle their own investments, they like to talk about individual stocks. I can understand
Four Tips for Saving When Interest Rates are Low
Do you have money in savings that could be working better for you somewhere else? Interest rates are low right
How Will the 2020 Election Affect the Stock Market?
Does the 2020 election have you thinking about your money? Every four years America goes through a Presidential election. Every four
Steady As She Goes – Stock Market History
What a lousy week for the stock market. In case you were lucky enough to miss it, on Friday, the
Evaluate Your Portfolio While Markets Are Good
On August 14, 2015, in his “Intelligent Investor” column for the Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig wrote about the need
What do We Know Now That We Didn’t Know Then?
This is a common scenario for the markets: The indices are chugging along, making some headway, and posting gains for
Please Stay Seated While the Train is Moving
On August 6, 2011, Standard & Poor’s downgraded the United States credit rating from AAA to AA+, kicking off a
Weather & Climate are Like the Stock Market
Late last month, my wife and I went out to Seattle so I could attend the Financial Planning Association’s annual