“The interest is up and the stock market’s down,” say the lyrics of Hank Williams Jr.’s 1981 country hit A Country Boy Can Survive. Sounds like a familiar tune! It sort of feels like we are reliving a replay of the early eighties. So many parallels. Rising rates, high...
We have been seeing headlines about inflation for quite some time now. Often, those headlines are paired with notes on what ‘the Fed’ is saying or doing. Fractions of percentages, discussion on economic risk, and more are part of the conversation. The Federal Reserve,...
So far, 2022 has been quite a year. Why? For one, it was the worst first 6 months start to the year in the financial markets since 1970. Also, we’re experiencing the highest inflation in 40 years, ongoing supply chain challenges, slowing growth, the Ukraine War…..I...
If you’re a decade or so away from retirement, you’ve probably spent at least some time thinking about this major life event. How will you manage the transition? Will you travel, take up a new sport or hobby, or spend more time with friends and family? Should you...
Thomas Jefferson once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.” If you are about ten years away from retirement, this provides you with the perfect opportunity to sharpen your ax and fine-tune your retirement...
