Can investing change the world? Some millennials, Gen Xers, baby boomers and elders hope the answer is “yes.” Billionaires, like Bill Gates and Richard Branson, are pouring money into green business ventures and projects intended to improve education and the quality...
As an investor, you know that past performance is no guarantee of future success. Expanding that truth, history has no bearing on the future of Wall Street.That said, stock market historians have repeatedly analyzed market behavior in presidential election years, and...
Who wants to leave this world with their financial affairs in good order? We all do, right? None of us wants to leave a collection of financial mysteries for our spouse or our children to solve.What we want and what we do can differ, however. Many heirs spend days,...
Money Habits?Why do some households tread water financially while others make progress? Does it come down to habits?Sometimes the difference starts there. A household that prioritizes paying itself first may end up in much better financial shape in the long run than...
Uncertainty is the hobgoblin of financial markets. Right now, investors are contending with it daily as the European Union contends with the United Kingdom’s apparent exit.Globally, many institutional investors have responded to this uncertainty by selling. Should...
New StudyA new study has raised eyebrows about the retirement prospects of women. It comes from the National Institute on Retirement Security, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization based in Washington, D.C. Studying 2012 U.S. Census data, NRIS found that...
