Financial planner: Why you should invest despite inflation fears
Inflation is rampant in the current U.S. economy, and we are in what is the 29th bear market for our nation’s stocks since 1929. We’re experiencing the first bear market in bonds in a half-century, with returns, by some measures, the worst in almost 180 years. But what if I told you that we’ve been […]
The Investment Apocalypse Du Jour
As of this writing it seems we are on the verge of the 29th bear market in U.S. stocks since 1929. Not only that, we are seeing the first bear market in bonds in a half century. The bond market returns, by some measures, are the worst since 1842 (yes, that’s an 8). “This is not […]
The 10 Most Common Mistakes Retirees Make On Their Taxes
It has been said of life’s two certainties—death and taxes—death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets. Over the last 35 years, I’ve seen retirees pay a bundle in taxes they didn’t have to. While there are over a hundred examples over the years, I have narrowed it down to the top 10 most common […]