Videos

The Best Investment Since 2011

In this week’s video: Quote of the Week from Michael Dell. Financial Tip of the Week: What asset class has been the best investment since 2011?

Market Commentary

Market Commentary: Markets Start the New Year Strong Despite the Chaos in Washington

The vivid pictures and appalling actions in Washington, D.C., Wednesday captured the attention of the globe, but not the interest of markets. The Democratic sweep in the Georgia Senate races didn’t attract a lot of interest from investors either. Neither were markets fazed by the first loss of jobs in a monthly employment report since the recovery began.

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Stock Market Predictions: How Accurate Are They?

In this week’s video: Quote of the Week by Casey Stengel Financial Tip of the Week: How accurate are analyst market predictions?

Monthly Newsletters

Help Improve Your Financial Plan This Year with These One-time Adjustments

It’s no secret that many people do not keep their New Year’s resolutions. Every year around this time, gym memberships go up and personal planners fly off the shelves. A few weeks later, the planner gets left on the train and the gym, well, it’s just so far out of the way! New Year’s resolutions have a whopping shelf life of about a month, and only 20% or so make it further.

Market Commentary

Market Commentary: S&P 500 Finishes the Year at a Record High, Unemployment Numbers Decrease Slowly

The S&P 500 wrapped up a surprising year with another strong week. The index of large-cap stocks, including dividends, climbed 1.5% and finished 18.4% higher for the year. Figure 1 shows the performance of the S&P 500, ex-dividends, in 2020 and just how far stocks have roared back from their lows.

Videos

More Federal Stimulus: Should I Adjust My Portfolio Now?

In this week’s video: Quote of the Week from Victor Frankl Financial Tip of the Week – Is your portfolio positioned to benefit from new stimulus?

Videos

The Money Game I Play With My Kids

In this week’s video: Quote of the Week by Robert Kiyosaki Financial Tip of the Week – teaching children about money and investing. Check out what game Chris plays with his children.

Market Commentary

Market Commentary: Trump Signs New Stimulus Package as Vaccine Distribution Continues

The new stimulus package approved by the House and Senate was signed by President Trump Sunday night. The president had proposed upping the aid to individuals to $2,000 after the bipartisan agreement had been reached. Garnering support for that proposal would likely have proven difficult and economic urgency made signing the bill the logical choice. The need for additional support was evidenced by a 1.2% decline in disposable income (Figure 1).

Blog

17 Things You Need to Know About the New Stimulus Package

Congress passed the new $900 billion economic relief and spending bill on Monday. While most of the focus has been on a second round of relief payments to most Americans, there is plenty more in the 5,000-plus pages of the stimulus package.

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How to Make Sense of Retirement and Estate Finance

Retirement is far off until it isn’t. This chapter of life can sneak up on just about anyone, and we do ourselves a favor to be as prepared as we can. Like anything involving the government, finances can be confusing, with different tax treatments, contribution limits, beneficiary rules and more.

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