This chart from an article in today’s Wall Street Journal shows the percentage of funds that underperformed the S&P 500 in the last 12 years. Again,..
I am reminded of this chart every time I drive by a car lot. Before the pandemic, financing and insurance profits made up 70% of the dealer’s..
Below is a great chart from Putnam, which shows that over the last 15 years, if you missed the top 10 best days of market gains, your return would..
A commercial loan is a type of loan that is available for businesses to fund growth, equipment, property, and more. Depending on the type of loan,..
Since we use both Vanguard and iShares by BlackRock Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) extensively, one of my pleasures over the last few years has been..
Google “things to do before you die” and you’ll get over four billion hits. Most will involve experiences like “go on an African safari,” “visit the..
If you’ve lived in Florida for any length of time, you know what happens every summer: Hurricane season. Longtime residents know the drill – protect..
Before you can begin to control expenses en route to lowering them, you must know where your money is going. Numerous financial management programs..
It’s hard to do commentary when in the morning, the markets are down, and by lunch they are level, and by the close they might be up, and vice versa.
In a compelling article by BlackRock, they make an argument that even though we are facing higher than normal inflation and turmoil, that fear is..
As with all things, patience is the name of the game in the long run. Below are three notes about today.
“A 1% decline in real interest rates should lead to a spike in home prices in certain cities in the U.S. ranging from 19% to 33%.” -Bloomberg (Feb...
It’s been a long slow slog for Russia. Seeing investors saying “let’s buy the dip.” But before that, Russia has some serious structural problems they..
Most parents dread having “the talk” with their kids. The talk generally refers to the birds and the bees, but there are other subjects parents might..
Since 1927, the S&P 500 has experienced a pullback of five percent approximately every 70 trading days (about every 3 ½ months.)
