What Does This Week's Market Volatility Mean for Your Retirement Portfolio? By Tom Dupree, Founder, Dupree Financial Group Inflation cooled. The big banks beat expectations. And somehow, it was still a wild week in the market. If you've been watching your account...
I know that inheritance planning might be the last thing on your mind right now. I’m sorry for your loss… And I know that reading, “I’m sorry for your loss”, just doesn’t quite fill the void. Grieving the loss of a loved one is the most painful experience that many of us will ever experience. And if you were fortunate enough to have received an inheritance, you can be filled with gratitude and...
Does your relationship with your financial advisor leave you feeling unfulfilled? Do they say things like… “There is no risk with this stock” “You have to act now” “Only I can get you into this investment” “I guarantee you will earn 15% per year on this investment forever” Or… “This investment has no cost or fees to you” ... huh??? An unfulfilling advisor can make all types of grandiose claims!...
Active management is better than investing in passive index funds. This is especially true in a down market. Consider this scenario: A scenario that is playing itself right before your very eyes. The market is down, and so are your investments… Why? What are you doing wrong? Is it because you chose bad investments? Or is it because all of your babies are getting thrown out with the bathwater?...
When it comes to retirement wealth management, annuities are one of the many investment options in which an investor is presented. Unlike mutual funds, exchange traded funds, stocks or bonds, annuities are purchased from an insurance company which guarantees certain payments at fixed intervals or in lump sum. Payments could either be made immediately or at a future date to the owner of the...
I heard you got a new job and are about to change careers at 40. Congratulations! My hat is off to you. You have worked for this moment. After countless networking events… You’ve held several interviews (oftentimes with the interviewer being wet behind the ears) And now finally, after what seems like an eternity, of searching and striving... You are embarking on a new journey A new career… A...
We are in the midst of a down market, and I am excited about it. Look, I know you are likely worried about your portfolio. There is uncertainty, and the headlines are frightening. Inflation has run amuck, and your investments are losing value. You've worked hard for your money, and so have I. And now, you might find you have lost more in your investments than you earned at work. You are...
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...