Show Notes: The Bull Market Comparison Analyzing the similarities between the 1980s-1990s bull market and current market trends Understanding the concept of "lost decades" and their impact on retirement savings The Retirement Portfolio Shift Why transitioning from a...
Investing in stagflation is getting a ton of press these days. And many investors of today were not alive let alone invested in the stock market the last time we went through a period of anemic economic growth coupled with runaway inflation. As a result, there is fear. We really don’t think we will see the US revisit this less-than-golden time. We have learned from history how to avoid this...
Will an improvement in production technology get inflation under control? Inflation, Inflation, Inflation… It is everywhere. You feel it at the pump. It screams at you at the grocery store We are all feeling the pinch… And, now, the Federal Reserve tells you to expect more “pain” as they try to tame it. Prognosticators are suggesting that we might be entering an era of low economic growth...
Feeling the pinch? Well, I believe nobody said it better than Bob Marley "Don't worry, bout a thing... 'Cuz every little thing gonna be alright" But... I get it! It takes twice as much to fill up your gas tank as it did a year ago. There is sticker shock on every shelf in the supermarket. The Federal Reserve Chair tells you to expect “some pain” in the future. And retirement seems like an...
I know it is tempting to try to be and expert in market timing, and try to sit this market out for a while, but what actually happens to investors? When the market is up... we buy, buy, buy! And, when the market is down… we sell, sell, sell! The market is in turmoil, and volatility is extremely high. For most of us, this time of turmoil makes many want to sit the market out and wait, but…...
The overnight rate went up again?! What does it mean for you and your money? As expected, the Federal Reserve hiked the overnight rate another 75 basis points at its July 2022 meeting. After all these years of loose fiscal policy, why now? It is a one word answer... Inflation! Inflation is the highest it has been in 40 years and we are all "feeling the pinch". Prior to the last FOMC decision...
Why would anyone invest in the top 10 pharmaceutical companies? The most hated industry in America is the pharmaceutical industry. Yet, for some reason, investors still buy shares... but why? Well... It seems like everyone is using their products… Today, almost half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug in the past 30 days. Nearly 25% of Americans use at least 3 prescription...
You think you are finally ready to go retire! Congratulations…. You have worked your entire life and you are reaching the finish line. The daily grind is coming to a close and you are excited to finally go into the office tomorrow morning and just... go retire. Out for Summer, out till Fall, you just don't want to go back (to work) at all... Finally, you can have peace in your daily life and...
Giving to charitable causes feels good. The old adage, “It’s better to give than to receive”, is true. And the NIH wanted to prove it. In a study by the NIH in 2007, medical science tried to answer the question, “Is it better to give than to receive?”. In this study, 19 women were given $100.00 and told that whatever was left was theirs to keep at the end of the study. Next, they were placed in...