Sep 16, 2015

Steve and Sinclair review five Fed meetings in history that had a major impact on the economy and markets, from Fed chairman Marriner Eccles in the 1930s, to Paul Volker in the late 70s, to Greenspan and Bernanke.  Will the September 17th meeting be historic? We'll see. In segment 3, CFP® Murray Titterington with...

Sep 14, 2015

Steve and Sinclair update the markets, then national gold expert Nick Grovich joins Mastering Money in segments 2 and 3. In segment 4, Steve talks about Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) and when it may be advisable to delay the first distribution.

Sep 11, 2015

9-11 will always be a day to remember. Not sure why Congress is fine with giving the world's largest sponsor of terror $150 billion dollars to go on a shopping spree. Especially since they have vowed to wipe Israel off the map in 25 years or less. Steve and Sinclair review the incisive market insights of Sam Stovall, an...

Sep 10, 2015

…Before 2005, the expense ratio of all previously issued ETFs averaged 0.4 percent, according to Morningstar. Since 2005, the average expense of new funds has jumped to over 0.6 percent, and some new exchange-traded products are charging over 1.0 percent in fees annually. Then there is a thing called “Tracking...

Sep 9, 2015

…Heading into the opening bell on Monday, Aug. 24, it was clear that U.S. stocks were going to see some heavy selling. The Standard & Poor’s 500 had ended the prior week on a four-day slide, and markets in Europe and Asia were plunging. What no one expected—and what many experts claimed couldn’t happen—was...