The stock market is getting a bad reputation these days. It waxes and wanes hour by hour depending on everything from who is elected president to the future of twinkies and cupcakes. Never mind that in the grand scheme of things, individual stock returns are really based on corporate earnings, and never mind that historically [...]
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win men If Dr. Phil were an economist, he might ask the question, “How are those interest rates working for ya?” It seems that low interest rates are quite the mixed bag these days. And several different takes on them just happened to appear in three news articles today. First, the good news – sort [...]
Last week I highlighted some fairly positive news from a recent Wells Fargo/Gallup survey even though the media headlines appeared otherwise. Despite low interest rates on investments, more people than not are confident they will be able to buy cialis retire when they plan to. And the majority of current retirees are confident they will [...]
“I've found that when the market's going down and you buy funds wisely, at some point in the future you will be happy. You won't get there by reading 'Now is the time to buy.'” Peter Lynch The stock market fall of 2008 sent many into a tailspin: moving money, selling equities, taking losses. Some [...]
Nearly two years ago, I received a call from a former college friend of mine. This was about the time the market was starting to recover from its drastic downturn in the fall of 2008, leaving many investors shaking their heads, selling off and vowing never to return to the Dow Jones again. During the [...]
Here we go again. Panic in the stock market has set in, yet again, due to every direct or indirect domestic or international incident known to man. Maybe Greece. Maybe Senate-passed financial regulations. Maybe unemployment. Maybe somebody pressed the wrong button on their computer. Or maybe somebody sneezed.