It’s the start of a new year and we’re coming off the worst year in the market in a decade. With that in mind, I’m sure there are investors out there taking a look at their brokerage statements and considering alternative strategies for 2019. Well, here’s one for you to… Read More

A year ago, I published My 5 Predictions for 2018. Now that we have the benefit of hindsight, let’s see how I did. The price of oil will rise above $70 a barrel. Most energy analysts are pegging $60 – $65/bbl as the likely range for oil prices next… Read More

Recent headlines hint to a thaw in the U.S. and China trade war. Here's how little-noticed tariff exemptions might help some companies deliver better-than-expected profits. Read More

If you’re following traditional retirement advice that made sense 50 years ago, you may be missing out on the most effective retirement strategy today. Financial Planners hate it. But there’s no denying that thousands of Americans are retiring decades early using a novel 6-step retirement approach. According to Money Magazine,… Read More

The Washington Post recently reported, “An early retirement is doable. Here’s how.” One 56-year-old Larry T., who took the challenge, claims, “I woke up one day and said that was it.” Thousands of Americans are taking The 1-Minute Retirement Challenge and discovering they can retire more than a decade early. Read More

Verizon is one of those stocks that won't excite many people. Yet for conservative investors, the stock is as steady as they come. Read More

In our pursuit of investment riches, let's not forget that our goal is happiness. Here are proven ways to achieve that often elusive state of mind. Read More

Shares of healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) plunged 10% on December 14 in response to an investigative news story by Reuters that accused the company of covering up the use of asbestos in its popular baby powder product: “From at least 1971 to the early 2000s,… Read More

In Part 2 of our discussion on annuities, we touch on variable annuities and review the choices available to investors when an annuity begins to pay out. Read More

The stock market’s steep drop at the end of 2018 is good news for value investors. The list of candidates for best stocks under 20 dollars in 2019 just got longer as a result. Even still, just because a stock is cheap doesn’t mean it’s a bargain. Only 5% of… Read More