October was a painful month for stock investors! The S&P 500 stock index dropped 6.8 percent for the month with international stocks faring even worse, down more than 8 percent. These sharp, negati...... Read More
529 Savings Plans were created in 1996 to encourage saving for higher education. They've been considered wildly successful, amassing more than $319 billion in assets as of year-end 2017, according...... Read More
What do you pay when you purchase a bond? "No idea" is the likely answer. That will soon change. New rules require full disclosure of the broker’s mark-up. With this information, your purchase...... Read More
Think cryptocurrency won't impact your life? Think again! Several of these cryptocurrencies are on track to solve inherent problems within our banking system. And that will likely transform how we...... Read More
Bitcoin, the most widely followed cryptocurrency, had a winning year with a year-to-date return surpassing 1,590 percent! But can those great numbers be sustained? And is the value of cryptocurrenc...... Read More
Recently we've enjoyed a bull market with stocks nearing an all-time high. The Standard & Poor 500 Index is up more than 300 percent from its low level of 2009! Investors are asking: Should I be in...... Read More
Everyone has heard of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and probably even ETFs. But have you heard of "interval" funds? No? You might want to remedy that! Their popularity is zooming. So, what is an int...... Read More
