My Comments: I strongly agree with this advice. If you plan to use the money invested to help pay for your retirement, the only additional consideration is whether you need income today from the money invested or whether it’s likely to be 10 years or more down the road. Financial decisions, which obviously includes investing …
Continue reading The Dow’s tumbles may raise fears, but you should still own stocks
My Comments: Much of my retirement money is at Vanguard. At some point I’m going to decide we’ve hit bottom and move it back into Vanguard growth funds or ETFs. But right now, if you have the courage of your convictions, here are five low cost funds that you can use. If you are still …
Continue reading The 6 Best Vanguard Funds to Own in a Bear Market
My Comments: We’re now almost three weeks past the midterm results. And the markets have been mostly negative. Now the discussion is about how far it will drop, and when, before the inevitable bottom and return to reality. My frustration is that I’ve been expecting a severe drop now for over 3 years; it makes …
My Comments: The lack of financial literacy for most people is an existential risk when thinking about money and the role it plays in peoples everyday lives. And it becomes even greater when the idea of retirement surfaces and what has to be put in place long before that day arrives. Here’s a start… by …
My Comments: With much of my time these days building a new business around retirement planning, the question of how long your money will last has huge implications. The 4% rule evolved in years past using the assumption that it would keep you from running out of money before you died. That assumption is not …
My Comments: Financial literacy has to start somewhere. If you are planning for an eventual retirement and want to grow your money between now and then, a degree of financial literacy is mandatory. Start here… by Emma Johnson \ June 1, 2018 If you’ve ever scanned the business headlines, you’re probably familiar with terms like …
My Comments: Few of you reading this are confused about my politics. So I share these words with you as someone trained in economics and finance who has been an entrepreneur in financial services for over 42 years. Our society gives us, via the Constitution, the ability to express which values are important to us …
My Comments: I’ve been cautious for a long time. Some would say too long since it means I’ve missed some great advances in the markets. But I’ve reached an age where I simply don’t want to be stressed and watch huge chunks of our money disappear. That being said, I can only urge you to …
Continue reading The Next Bear Market is Coming, but it Should Be Less Fierce than the Last Downturn
My Comments: Are you nervous yet? If you have 20 years or so until you retire, you may not need to be nervous. But if retirement is just around the corner, then you need to start being defensive, if you’re not already. There are a number of pressures building in the markets. This gives you …
My Comments: On TV and in murder mysteries, there’s often a reference to ‘being in the wrong place at the wrong time’. Well, it can happen to any of us planning to retire, but instead it reads this way: ‘being born at the wrong time…”. These words from Michael Aloi from earlier this year show …
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