Mar 29, 2019
All investors are looking for the same thing: maximizing gains while minimizing losses. After the convincing fourth-quarter swoon in 2018, many investors gravitated to so-called smart beta funds in the hopes of sidestepping the next downturn, according to the Wall Street Journal. The S&P 500 has advanced 11% so far this...
Mar 28, 2019
Many people planning retirement tend to focus almost entirely on getting the greatest return possible in the shortest period of time in the stock market. That pushes them toward riskier momentum stocks at the exact wrong time of their lives. Other retired investors are re-thinking it. They are moving more of their...
Mar 27, 2019
There are 5 things you can do with money—spend, save, speculate, invest, and insure. In retirement, your financial plan—if properly built–will likely include all five components. How much you emphasize one over the other will determine the QUALITY of your life-- and the QUANTITY of meaningful, memorable, and...
Mar 26, 2019
The average interest rate on a six-month certificate of deposit was 9.1% in 1970 and 13.4% in 1980. Back then, of course, inflation was higher but so were wages on a relative basis... and those higher interest rates, plus the prevalence of pensions, allowed many retirees to generate livable income streams without...
Mar 25, 2019
Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of America’s most popular financial radio programs dedicated to the Stock Market, heard by millions of listeners—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio! After an update of the markets and today's breaking financial news...