Managing your own investments can feel empowering — and for many people, it genuinely works well. But for those thinking about retirement or already living in it, DIY investing carries hidden risks that don’t always show up on your monthly statement. In a...
Market Volatility, Oil Prices, and Why Dividend Income Matters More Than Ever for Retirement If your portfolio has felt like a rollercoaster lately, you’re not imagining it. On this week’s episode of The Financial Hour of The Tom Dupree Show, Tom Dupree,...
How Market Volatility and Geopolitical Risk Affect Your Retirement Portfolio When global events rattle energy markets and push interest rates higher, the impact lands quickly in retirement portfolios — and not always where investors expect. On a recent episode of The...
47 Years of Market History: What Tom Dupree Learned About Bonds, Crashes, and Knowing When to Act If you’ve been thinking about retirement — or you’re already in it — there may be no more valuable asset than genuine investment experience. Not theory. Not a...
Oil Prices, the Strait of Hormuz, and What It Means for Your Retirement Portfolio When a geopolitical crisis sends oil prices surging, the effects ripple through nearly every corner of the economy — and that includes your retirement savings. On this week’s...
