The first quarter of 2017 started the year with positive returns across all major stock and bond investment asset classes except international bonds. Emerging markets stock was the super star with an 11.44% rate of return for the quarter as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. US stocks, … [Read more...]
2016 Annual Investment Market Review
2016 ended up a good year to be an investor. The US stock market (as measured by the Russell 3000) was up 12.74%. All other major asset classes -- international developed stocks, emerging markets stocks, global real estate, US bonds, and international bonds were also positive for the year. Small … [Read more...]
October 2016 Financial Planning Newsletter
The October Financial Planning newsletter is now available. In addition to an investment market update, it includes an update on the social security cost-of-living adjustment, tips on inheriting an IRA, a third quarter investment summary, year-end tax tips and more. To read the newsletter, click … [Read more...]
2016 Year End Tax Planning Tips
You won't start hearing tax preparation commercials on TV until next January. However, it will be too late for many of your best tax planning opportunities by then. Other than making some retirement contributions, most of your tax-affecting moves for 2016 need to be completed before December 31. … [Read more...]
2016 Third Quarter Investment Market Review
The investment markets provided gains in third quarter gains across the broad US and International stock indices, as well as bonds. With positive returns so far this year, many are worried about the effects of presidential election on the stock market. However, the data suggests that which … [Read more...]
Some good things are happening
If you're like me, you've found the news of the past month sad and frustrating. In the day-to-day hearing and seeing of so many tragic events, it's easy to lose sight of the many good things that are happening in our world -- like the long-term reduction in global poverty, the improvement in … [Read more...]
New Rules for College Campus Pre-paid Credit Cards
Advertisements aimed at promoting a particular financial institution's debit and prepaid credit cards are a common sight on many college campuses today. While many financial institutions have partnerships with colleges to market these products, consumer groups argue that they sometimes come at a … [Read more...]
July 2016 Personal Finance Newsletter
Our July newsletter is now available. On investing, it includes a second quarter investment market review and our commentary on why fears about Brexit may be overblown. In addition, it covers the highlights of the June 2016 Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports and a Q&A on how the … [Read more...]
2016 Second Quarter Market Review
To see a summary of the investment markets performance for the second quarter of 2016, along with historical context, click here. … [Read more...]
April 2016 Personal Finance Newsletter
Our April 2016 newsletter was sent to email subscribers on April 19 and is now available online. For investing, the newsletter includes an investment market update and a review of the major factors affecting first quarter market performance. The newsletter also covers our perspective on the new … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 25
- Next Page »