Aug 24, 2015

With the stock market getting blasted, many investors are wondering what's coming next. Many are looking at gold as not only a safe haven, but as a potential upside position. The price of gold is sitting near its cost of getting it out of the ground, and half of the world tends to look to gold as a safe haven as...

Aug 21, 2015

The market is getting rocked in August as China's woes go global. Not missing an opportunity, shock jock newsletter writers are talking about the Chinese yuan replacing the dollar as the world's "reserve" currency. Is there any truth to it? Are we headed for the end of the financial world as we know it? Learn...

Aug 20, 2015

Both on the radio and at steak dinner seminars, you will hear about the Stretch IRA. It can sound like a windfall of some sort, but there are realities--the "fortune" that is created over a fifty year period can be decimated over time by fees, inflation and poor markets. The Stretch can be a good thing, but several...

Aug 19, 2015

Many retirees consider the idea of buying a franchise to supplement their retirement or even to fund an IRA. Some can be good opportunities but look before you leap. Most franchises cost six to seven figures to get in. Is it worth it?  Subway is a lower cost franchise, however, many believe it has expanded...

Aug 18, 2015

The middle American renter is being squeezed out of being able to save for retirement--or even to save for a down payment to buy a home. Steve and Sinclair delve into the real estate luxury apartment trend and how American renters are now spending between 30% to 50% of their incomes on rent alone.  This squeeze...