Rating agency Fitch downgraded the U.S. government’s longer-term credit rating to AA+ from AAA. This was the second downgrade in the nation’s history. The first came in August 2011 from S&P Global Ratings after a government standoff over the debt ceiling. The agency cited “the expected …
No matter how well-prepared you may feel for life in retirement, none of us is immune to the challenges presented by market volatility, rising taxes and inflation and longevity. Fluctuations in the financial markets, interest rates and the value of the dollar affect the price of the goods a …
Published by Teresa Milner Your 401k has a meaningful purpose, but are you failing to meet its objective? Are you using your 401k to provide meaningful retirement income? If there isn’t a company plan offered, are you looking ahead and planning for yourself?
Making the most of your years in retirement also requires a sense of financial well-being—the knowledge that you won’t outlive your assets or create a financial burden for children or other loved ones. In this guide, learn how to minimize risk factors, the three stages of spending and what …
Published by Beth Schanou Our clients experience a variety of motivations to commence working with our team on the development of a financial plan.
Published by Jake Bleicher Anxiety has increased as investors digest the debt crisis in Greece and the Chinese market crash. Add the Fed’s rate hike and drop in oil prices to the mix and the outlook is depressing. I started searching for good news – a silver lining amid the chaos – and foun …
Each day, thousands, if not millions, of factors influence market trends. These range from individual investors’ collective buy and sell decisions to whether a country’s central bank decides to buy back its own bonds.
