The Difference Between the Stock Market and the Economy
Stocks have been up — but unemployment has also risen. Why is that? Here, we break down the major differences between the stock market and the economy.
Stocks have been up — but unemployment has also risen. Why is that? Here, we break down the major differences between the stock market and the economy.
Financial advice is subject to a double legal standard. Fortunately, there’s a term the investment world has been using since at least the 1940s to describe the highest standard of advice. It’s called fiduciary advice.
Since nobody can predict which future return sequence they’ll experience in their retirement, every family should prepare for a range of possibilities in their realistic retirement planning.
Handling investments during a volatile stock market is stressful. Consider these financial stress-management tips before letting investment anxiety get the best of you.
Our own behavioral biases are often the greatest threat to our financial well-being. The most important way you can defend against the behaviorally biased enemy is to Begin with a solid plan – develop a roadmap for your investment activities that reflect your personal goals and risk tolerances.
If you're retired, a market crash is cause for concern. Here are 4 things you can do to help make positive financial decisions in the wake of a market downturn.
The market’s negative response to a health crisis is nothing new. How will coronavirus impact the market and your personal finances?
So much of investing is beyond our control (picking stock prices, timing market movements and so on), it’s nice to know that there are still a number of “power tools” we can employ to potentially enhance your bottom line. Tax-loss harvesting is is the equivalent of turning your financial lemons into lemonade by converting market downturns into tangible tax savings. A successful strategy lowers your tax bill, without substantially altering or impacting your long-term investment outcomes.
The coronavirus impact on the global economy has been front page news all week.Instead of expending valuable energy on perennial uncertainties, we suggest that a more practical approach to managing your portfolio is to optimize the components that are more readily within your control - the fixed income and equity portions alike.