When discussing bank accounts, investments, loans, and mortgages, it is important to understand the concept of interest rates. Interest is the price you pay for the temporary use of someone else’s funds; an interest rate is the percentage of a borrowed amount that is...
Lately it seems as if every client or potential client I see asks about the possibility of a looming market correction. Investors are loving these good times, but they’re smart — they know the market runs in cycles, and the good times can’t last...
You hear it all the time: you should make sure your retirement savings at least keep pace with inflation. But what is inflation and how does it really affect your retirement savings? Let’s explore. In simple terms, inflation is defined as an increase in the general...
The Stock Market Beats All Three Over Long Periods of Time Tempted to stash your money in a bank CD? Or maybe under your mattress? Think either one of them will keep pace with inflation? Well consider the following: Inflation In simple terms, inflation is defined as...
Suppose an elderly family member becomes incapacitated and has made no arrangements for such a situation. Advance directives are legal instructions that express a person’s wishes regarding financial and health care decisions in the event that he or she becomes unable...
