The Dreaded ‘R’ Word: Recession

Friday, February 15th, 2008

When speaking of financial matters, recess is not a word you want to come up in the conversation. Growth and expansion are the type of terms you want to hear. So, should the average investor be worried when there is all this talk of a "recession" in today's U.S. economy? In ...

Rational Thinking in an Irrational Market

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

On January 23, 2008, the major US stock market indexes plummeted almost 3% in early trading. They stayed around that level for the majority of the day, until roughly an hour before closing, when the tide turned. It was like MC Hammer right after signing a new record deal; people ...

HOW TO: Set Up Your Retirement Account

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Everyone wants to retire someday. No matter how much you like your job, there will come a time when you just want to sit back, relax, and do things that you haven't yet gotten to do in your life. Maybe that includes bungee jumping, sky diving, and seeing every country ...