What to Expect in the Future From the Federal Reserve? The Federal Reserve met this month for their second meeting of the year and raised rates by 0.25%. The Fed will meet 6 more times this year and announced that the plan is to...
“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on, after others let go.” – William Feather Winners don’t quit the stock market. Period. Investors always win over the long term. It’s quite easy to see in the chart, History of U.S. Bear and...
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Is the Bull market over? Are rising interest rates going to hurt bonds? Will inflation continue to rise? Why is the market so volatile? Many people are worrying. Maybe you are one of them and ask the same questions. I have some unsettling news, no...
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No one ever sets out to invest money and have it end up as a loss, but over time, most investors will end up with some winners and some losers. A strategy called tax-loss harvesting is a way to create a positive outcome from...
This blog is for couples: new couples, elderly couples, married couples, loving couples, divorcing couples, in all cases, partners as it relates to finance. Let’s start with the (unfortunate) fact. There is something inevitable in any relationship. The end. Relationships, as we know them, come to an end. Sometimes it is a natural...
How did one of golf’s biggest events create a unique tax break allowing you to rent your home tax-free? Every April, the best golfers in the world gather in Augusta, Georgia, to play “The Masters” golf tournament. The tournament is played at the exclusive...