Financial
Fixed-Income vs. Stock Portfolio
Early this year, many stopped spending and began saving money. This wasn’t difficult as many areas of the economy were — and possibly still are — shut down. For some,…
Read MoreDealing With Financial Hardship
A recent poll found that nearly one out of every five Americans are experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdowns.1 With reported infections soaring in recent weeks,…
Read MoreSummer Vacation And Having To Reroute
All is not lost. If you planned a multi-city tour across Europe or Asia this summer, you’ve probably already rethought those plans. But that doesn’t mean you have to abandon…
Read MoreFuture Of Retail Raises Questions
Will we learn to live with less? Some lessons were learned when the U.S. and the retail market initially closed up shop and told everyone to stay home. For example,…
Read MoreReal Estate Market And The Pandemic
Research has found that over a 150-year period (1870 to 2015), owning a home has proved to be one of the most stable and secure holdings compared to other types…
Read MoreWomen And The Financial Toll They’ve Taken
In April alone, the U.S. lost more than 20 million jobs — increasing the unemployment rate to 14.7%. Researchers say one of the demographics hit hardest during the pandemic is…
Read MoreReal Estate Baby Boomers Are Keeping
In 1989, Harvard economists published a study concluding that as baby boomers aged out of the residential real estate market, there would be a glut of empty homes and prices…
Read MoreFinancial Stress And How To Deal With It
A recent survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education found that almost 90% of Americans were feeling anxious and dealing with financial stress, when it comes to their money…
Read MoreBanking Industry: Where It Stands Today
The Great Recession of 2008 was largely compounded by weaknesses in the U.S. banking system, making it vulnerable to economic and market declines. In an effort to shore up the…
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