Well, it’s here again. The country’s biggest sporting event is about to bombard you with targeted advertising, find new and creative ways to separate you from your money, and in general be so in your face that you wouldn’t mind relinquishing it for that root canal that you keep pushing off. Yes, the IRS and […]
Here are some of the latest must-read news items for retirement investors. 1. The Great Market Sell-off As you already know, the beginning of October saw an absolutely epic sell-off on the stock market. If you were not aware of this, you will be when you see your next statement. (If you need a bottle […]
In the chaotic system that is our weather, we sometimes see all the elements come together to produce an extreme event. According to Wikipedia the phrase was popularized by the title of the bestselling book “The Perfect Storm” by Sebastian Junger. In the storm described there, the three contributing factors were warm air from a […]
Bloomberg reporter Meghan Morris recently brought to light a new asset trend for investment firms. Rather than going after the spectacular success that can come with playing the stock game, many are turning to alternative assets such as real estate and private equity. And they’re doing so for what seems to be a counterintuitive reason: […]
Maybe it’s just a sign of the times, but in recent years we’ve seen a spate of articles dealing with early withdrawals from retirement plans. People are out of work, expenses are going up, and few people still have rainy day funds that they can tap. In general it seems that the proverbial ends have […]
Profit is good. Unless, of course, it’s not. Here’s the deal. Everybody responds to incentives, and one of the top incentives is the ability to put a few bucks in your pocket. That’s why you go to work, that’s why people produce products for you to buy, and that’s why mothers still qvell over “my […]
It’s one thing to break the law. It’s quite another to do it under IRS guidance. In a recent WSJ article by ace Laura Sanders, we find out all the details about how the IRS actually paved the way for an infraction of U.S. tax law. Here’s how it went down. It started with a […]
Quick! Your money and your retirement rely on giving the correct answer to the following question. Which of the following is just a passing fad: Social Media Search Engines Smart Phones Streaming Video There are a number of major blue chip companies that are betting on each of these products continuing their hot ubiquity. You […]
