Time for New Year’s Financial Resolutions

Once again, it’s time to make some New Year’s resolutions. This year, in addition to hitting the gym, learning that second language and getting better organized, why not also consider a few financial resolutions. What types of resolutions might you consider? Here are a few suggestions: Contribute more to your retirement accounts: The new year [...]

Manage Your Money Carefully This Holiday Season

As you know, the holiday season can be joyous, hectic, celebratory and expensive. And while you certainly enjoy hosting family gatherings and giving presents to your loved ones, you’ll find these things even more pleasurable if they don’t add a lot more weight to your debt load. And that’s why you’ll want to follow some [...]

Explore Different Options When Purchasing Bonds

As an investor, you may find that bonds can be a valuable part of your holdings. But there’s more than one way to own bonds, so you’ll want to be familiar with the various investment vehicles available — because the more you know, the better the choices you’ll be able to make.So, let’s look at [...]

What Does Investment Landscape Look Like in 2012?

As an investor, you know that 2011 was a somewhat “choppy” year, with the financial markets going through many ups and downs. So what can you expect in 2012? As baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra is quoted as saying: “It’s hard to make predictions especially about the future.” And these words are certainly applicable [...]

Talk to Your Children (and Parents) about Shared Financial Picture

It’s Thanksgiving week. And if you’re fortunate, you can look around your Thanksgiving table and see several generations of your family. Of course, as you know, many types of cohesiveness are involved in knitting a family together.  But one connection that frequently gets ignored, at least in terms of family dialogue, is the financial linkage [...]

It’s a Good Week to Think about Retirement Savings

You may not see it posted on your calendar, but Oct. 16 – 22 is National Save for Retirement Week.  This annual event, endorsed by Congress, is designed to raise awareness about the importance of saving for retirement so you may want to take some time this week to review your own strategy for achieving [...]

Declare Your Own Financial Independence Day

The Fourth of July is upon us. To commemorate Independence Day, we shoot off fireworks, attend picnics and maybe even walk in parades. While it might not be as dramatic, another celebration of freedom should eventually play a big role in your life, specifically, your personal Financial Independence Day. And you can speed the arrival [...]

Launch Your Summertime Investment Strategy

Now that summer is officially here, you may be looking forward to vacations, barbecues, ballgames and other events of the season. But even while you’re engaged in these activities, you can’t forget about other aspects of your life — such as your plans to achieve your long-term financial goals. However, your summer activities can actually [...]

Investment Ideas for Newlyweds

June is a popular month for weddings. If you’re getting married this month, you have a lot to think about, but after the wedding — well, you’ll have even more to think about. And one of those topics should be your investment strategy. In these days of economic uncertainty, it’s important that you and your [...]

Keep Inflation in Mind When Investing

As an investor, you’re always aware of the potential effects of market volatility on your portfolio. But you also need to pay attention to another factor that could impact your investments’ return — inflation. If you look back over the last few decades, you might not think inflation is much of a threat. Since the [...]

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