When it comes to saving for retirement, there are two ways to do it. You can either make pre-tax contributions to a Traditional account or after-tax contributions to a Roth account. In this context, I am referring to using a 401k or similar employer-sponsored...
As of today (July 14th), the U.S. stock market* is down a little more than 20 percent from its all-time high, having entered a bear market precisely one month ago. Bonds* are not faring well either, and they are down about 10 percent since the start of the year. Both...
What is going on with the markets? It’s been a long time since we’ve experienced a typical bear market. As of May 12th, the S&P 500i, an index of the largest public companies in America, is down 21 percent from its January 3rd high. Bonds are making matters worse...
