The stock market rally has made more 401K holders into millionaires. When nearing retirement, viewing assets as an income-producing vehicle is essential. Money must be viewed differently when it is being distributed instead of compounding. View assets as income...
Congratulations, you have built up some substantial assets in your 401(k) plan with your employer, and now that you are contemplating retirement you have several choices… First, you could just liquidate it completely and take it all in the form of cash. Let’s just assume that since you are reading this you don’t want to take that option! If they allow it, you could keep it with your employer and...
You need to have a relationship with a fee-only financial advisor... Have you ever gotten a phone call from a pitchy salesperson from a busy call center that went something like this: “Mrs. Smith, your name came across my desk this morning, and I want to let you in on the ground floor of an opportunity. It's an opportunity that only comes around once in a lifetime. I am only letting in a few of...
Tom comments on an article written by Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase that appeared in the Wall Street Journal.
Remember the lesson from the Dot.com bubble? Stocks that peaked in 2000 took 14 years to return to their highs. Every security has its own trading dynamic. It is important to position yourself in a security at a good price. Buy the dip when it drops. There is a big difference between that and Value Investing.
The Supreme Court denies the Brunson Case petition. The Supreme Court is ruling o things not because of law but because of the upheaval that it would cause. With 84% negative growth and chronic absentee data in schools in Kentucky, why are we getting another property tax bill?
The net asset value formula is a simple metric used to show the intrinsic value of a mutual fund. You might not care but you should! After all, when you are investing in a mutual fund some guy is usually telling you what to buy. Or maybe, you look at the historical performance and just say, “looks good!” But this one important metric is at least worth looking at when deciding what mutual fund...
If you received a capital gains distribution on your mutual fund this year, you might be screaming aloud, “How in the heck is this possible?” We have seen what is possibly in the offing for mutual fund owners this year, and it isn't pretty! This is the scenario what will haunt millions of investors in the next few months: It is February 15th… You walk to your mailbox just like you do every day....
It is important for your retirement nest egg to have a well-established inflation hedge. We realize that you might just be sick of hearing and reading about inflation by now. It is everywhere you look, and we just seem to keep talking about it. But there is a big reason why we just can’t prevent ourselves from reminding you about that 400 lb. gorilla lurking around seemingly every corner. We...