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Earnings and Interest Rates Shift Focus Away From Iran
The encouraging news is that earnings have remained strong while interest rates have been relatively stable.
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Selections important to your investments
In a MONEY TALK VIDEO from the 2018 investment seminar, Kyle Tetting explains how selection helps make a difference in portfolio returns. […]
Where to retire: A flight of fancy
By Joel Dresang Of course, affordability is key. As we get closer to retirement, Mary and I will have to compare what we currently spend on housing with how much we can manage on a retirement budget. Then we can determine how many places we’ll have, whether we’ll own or rent and where we’ll call home. […]
Retiring debt in time for retirement
Dave Sandstrom explains why investors should consider how the costs of debt weigh into their retirement plans.
Ignore bonds at your own risk
Investors should make sure they’re getting paid for the risks they’re taking – especially with the safer side of their portfolio.
Inevitable as taxes, yet rarely planned for
Of all the significant life events we can plan for, our afterlife is most often left untended.
For What It’s Worth: Bulls and Bears
Bears and Bulls aren’t just the names of Chicago-based sports teams. They’re symbols of investor expectations. Since the 1700s, bears have been associated with investors anticipating prices will go down, while bulls believe prices are trending upward. As part of an occasional exploration of the origins of financial lingo, Joel Dresang hunts down how these creatures wound up on Wall Street. […]