After the US goes through a recession, most people focus on the negative. If you ask around, many people will tell you that the economy is in shambles, and the recession is hurting us all. However, if you look up what is going on, you will see that the stock market is near the highest…
One of the oldest debates in the personal finance realm has to do with the tough choice between paying down debt and investing. The argument goes something like this: Paying down debt is pretty emotionally draining (it’s hard to send your money to a creditor each month without feeling like you get anything tangible in…
While most people think of the stock market when they think of investing, there is a whole other side that the majority of people do not really even consider. The fixed income sector, or the bond market, is just as big as the equities portion. These investments make up a good portion of most people’s…
There are many different ways a person can invest his or her money. While there are a great number of alternative investment strategies out there, most people end up using mutual funds. They take away a lot of the risk associated with individual issue stocks, and they help a person become easily diversified. A good…
As we have all seen over the past several years the stock market can be very turbulent. Everything seems to be going fine, then after a bit of bad news from the media and it is thrown into turmoil again. For those who are looking to invest, this can be off putting. They want to…