Dec 31, 2019

Today with bonds paying so little, the stock market so uncertain, and pensions getting fewer and farther between, more and more retiring professionals are rolling over their 401ks into special forms of CASH BUILDING, INCOME PAYING annuities to stay in control of their money—and to put a FIREWALL between them, and...

Dec 30, 2019

Dec 27, 2019

The Wall Street Journal reports that Baby boomers are getting ready to sell ONE QUARTER of America’s homes over the next two decades. The problem is that many of these properties are in places where younger people no longer want to live. Analysts are saying this could be one factor leading to a real estate glut in...

Dec 26, 2019

Smart investors are always looking to get ahead of the crowd if they can, and--as we gaze into the 2020 crystal ball, there may be some very serious reasons we can see which could move the market can move upward once again, including the newly signed USMCA and a surprisingly cooperative Federal Reserve! It also looks...

Dec 25, 2019

During that time of year when all through the house… not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse… the stock market sometimes takes a nice little sleigh ride—upward. It is a phenomenon known as the Santa Claus rally. But just what is it, really?  The term "Santa Claus rally" describes a sustained increase in the...