Don’t despair. Times like these are often when the best investors make their best buys. Getty The best time to buy stocks is when they are down for reasons that have little to do with the company. This is one of those times. When lots of big orders to sell hit the market stock prices can
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Guest Contributor, Alex Murguia, Ph.D., CEO of Retirement Researcher As mentioned in our last entry, we started the Retirement Income Style Awareness™ (the RISA™) investigation to identify what potential retirement income strategies align best with your style. In our Facebook group, Retirement Researcher Basecamp, we receive many questions from our members along the lines of:
How the SECURE Act 2019 might change your Estate Planning. Getty The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019, which passed the House in a 417-3 vote and will now likely pass the Senate by unanimous consent, will probably change your estate planning. Under the previous rules, we could ‘stretch’ IRA
Several years ago, my wife and I attended a “preparing for retirement” seminar. After the session, my wife turned to me and asked, “how do dumb people retire?” I was caught off-guard by what appeared to be an elitist comment. She quickly clarified that she was frustrated by the sheer complexity and agonizing decision-making process
When planning for the transfer of your wealth, the options available to you and your family can at times feel overwhelming. How do you choose the solution that best fits your circumstances and your family’s needs? Fortunately, there are a number of strategies that can help preserve your assets, facilitate the transfer of wealth and
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Photocredit: ASSOCIATED PRESS The S&P monthly cycle is hitting a high and the S&P 500 has followed the cycle down. The low will likely be in the last week of the month. The monthly S&P cycle is presented below. S&P 500 Monthly Cycle Cycles point down
Navigating a stormy market. Getty After a rough week, many investors are asking whether to buy the dip or sell before things get worse. Wayne Himelsein has navigated two crashes and many storms over the last 18 years and still nearly doubled the S&P 500’s return. Wayne says its easier to find great stocks in choppy markets than in
Easy money will fuel asset bubbles, but it won’t save the global economy from the next recession. That’s according to Ted Bauman, senior research analyst and economist at Banyan Hill Publishing. “The key lesson from historical experiences is that central banks can ease monetary conditions all they want, but they can’t force people to use easy
McDonald’s and Starbucks stocks are on the mend since going public. The shares of the two largest American franchises are beating major averages by a big margin, as the two companies deliver what Wall Street is always looking for, defying critiques: strong growth on the top and bottom line. “Revenue, and EPS upside and a
We buy real estate investment trusts (REITs) for their yields first and foremost. Show us the money! Dividend growth is good, too. A 4% yield looks twice as nice if we believe our income will double in just a few years. After all, a 4% payer that boosts its dividend by 10% won’t yield 4.4%