If you’ve been traveling to Europe lately, or just keep up with these things, you may have noticed that the U.S. Dollar has been getting stronger. A lot
Last week I talked about liquidity…that nice circumstance where you can easily cash in the investment you own when you need it and won’t take a dive right
Liquidity. It’s a word, it’s a concept, it’s something needed to an extent by every investor. And it is often not thought about. Even worse, when it is thought
This Memorial Day, be inspired by those who served
Memorial Day is a special time of year for me. It gives me pause to remember those who have gone before
Have you sold your stocks yet? Well, you may have heard the adage, “Sell in May and go away.” It doesn’t end there. To complete the cycle you sell in May and
Last week I looked at the recently released Voya Retire Ready Index report and what it said about where retirees and pre-retirees were when it came to
Yippee! The Voya Retire Ready Index just came out. Actually, it didn’t just come out; it’s more that I just uncovered it in my pile of things to read. Heck, it
In a March 30 blog post, former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke answered the question, “Why are interest rates so low?” Most people answer that question by saying
Last week, we discussed how important it was for college students (and pretty much everyone else) to study art and the humanities; but this is not at the
I have always found Wichita Falls, Texas, where I have lived for about 23 years now, to be open to outsiders as long as they roll up their sleeves and get to
Charles Schwab wants to help you manage your investments for free. I grew up in a world where there was no such thing as a free lunch (before oodles of free
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I want to be rich. Not a little rich. The kind of rich where I can donate enough to have a building named after me.