After one of the worst months for the stock market in March, April came roaring back with strong gains for all the US-based indices we follow, and solid gains for the global stock indexes. That strong performance did not negate all of the March losses, but certainly helped put investors a little … Read More
Family and Personal Risks You Can’t Ignore in Retirement
Part of our Retirement Is For Living planning process involves a careful consideration of the risks you may encounter in the decades ahead. These include risks as far ranging as financial, healthcare, housing, and public policy concerns. According to a recent survey, personal and family related … Read More
Weigh the Value of Upgrades to Your Home
The number of people searching for home improvement projects on social media has more than doubled since the COVID-19 outbreak. After all, there's only so much Netflix and sourdough bread we can bake before the urge for real productivity takes hold. That doesn't mean you should go into your … Read More
Monthly Stock Market Review – March 2020
March was not just a terrible month; it was one of the worst months ever for the stock market as the world contended with the pandemic Covid-19 outbreak globally. All the stock market indicators we follow were off substantially, as were commodities. Bonds, an area of safe haven, were down … Read More
Should I Cash In My 401k?
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."Nelson Mandela As the stock market falls in response to the spread of Coronavirus, it can seem incredibly rational to move your 401k and … Read More