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How this Election Year Could Impact the Economy and Your Retirement

Election years historically bring uncertainty to the stock market, and uncertainty often translates to economic volatility. While the changing of...

Podcasts: Tune in for Investing, Information, and Relaxation

Have you discovered the value of podcasts for financial insight? Gaining outside perspectives is a smart way to look at...

What Drove Last Year’s Rally?

The S&P 500 index rose nearly 29 percent last year, its best performance since 2013. But it might be somewhat...

Market Scorecard for 2019

The S&P 500 finished 2019 up nearly 30 percent on the year, the strongest performance for that index in six...

The Worst Stocks of 2019

In a strong year for the market, no stock in the S&P 500 index lost more than half its value...

Thoughts for the New Year

"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are...

Biggest Winners of 2019

Four of the stocks in the S&P 500 literally doubled in value this year. On the final day of 2019,...

Many Unhappy Returns

Do you know what National Returns Day is? It's a fairly new "holiday," taking place each year on January 2....

Retirements Changes in a Decade

What has happened to retirement in America over the past decade? To a certain extent, it has become a tale...

Worst Stocks of the Decade

It’s always a little unfair to list the worst stocks over any long period of time, since the absolute worst...

Thoughts for Christmas Day

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the...

Looking Ahead to 2020

It has been a notably strong year for U.S. equity markets, with the S&P 500 boasting a gain of 28.5...