Category: Year: 2015
Rate Hike: Good or Bad for Retirees?

Rate Hike: Good or Bad for Retirees?

The Fed recently announce a .25% increase to the Federal Funds Rate. Additional incremental rate hikes may follow in 2016. If you are retired (or soon will be), you will want to consider what gradually higher interest rates could mean for

The S&P 500’s Long Ascent

The S&P 500’s Long Ascent

The S&P is the broad benchmark that economists, journalists, and investors regard as shorthand for the “market.” As the S&P 500 includes about 500 companies, it represents overall market performance better than the…

Letting Time Work for You

Letting Time Work for You

As a young investor, you have a powerful ally on your side: time. When you start saving and investing for retirement in your twenties or thirties, you can put it to work for you.

Mid-Life Money Errors

Mid-Life Money Errors

Between the ages of 40 and 60, many people increase their commitment to investing and retirement saving. At the same time, many fall prey to some common money blunders and harbor financial assumptions that may be inaccurate.