Record Number Of Small Businesses Not Expecting Better Business Conditions
The National Federation of Independent Businesses reported no change in the Small Business Optimism Index for April, remaining at 93.2. However, small…
Retirement Meditation #18 - When Should I Start Saving for Retirement?
This week I digress from the previous Retirement Meditation cadence. Why? My fourth (of five children) graduated from college last week. In watching the…
The COVID-19 pandemic created stressors in all areas of life including: loss of loved ones, income deficit as result of job reductions, childcare issues,…
A High Level Of Investor Bearishness Might Lead To An Equity Market Bounce
With the just completed month of April, the first four months of 2022 have not been rewarding ones for investors. The total return for the S&P 500 Index…
Retirement Meditation #17 – Should my plan offer managed models?
In Retirement Meditation #16, we defined managed models and we concluded with the question – “Does my plan offer managed models?” This week’s Retirement…
Retirement Meditation #16: What are managed models?
For the past several weeks, the Retirement Meditations have been exploring the more popular options available as Qualified Default Investment Alternatives …
Retirement Meditation #15: Does the balanced fund belong in an investment lineup?
My parents’ families were small business owners, and my parents were incredibly fiscally conservative. My dad especially, a third-generation stone masonry and…
Dividend Income And Dogs Of The Dow Strategies Outperforming
With a little more than a fourth of the year behind investors, and in the face of rising interest rates, dividend paying stocks have been insulated from some…
A Near Record Low For Individual Investor Bullishness
This week's individual investor Sentiment Survey release by the American Association of Individual Investors shows the percentage of investors expressing…
Today's release of the NFIB Small Business Optimism Survey for March showed the index fell 2.4 points to 93.2. In the survey, 31% of small businesses cited…
The worst kept secret in the first quarter was the Federal Reserve embarking on a tighter monetary policy. The Fed increased the Fed Funds rate by 0.25% or 25…
