Life Insurance Overview
Once you get to a certain age, you inevitably start to think about life insurance. This is especially true if you have family members and children who depend on you and your income. With that said,…
FOMO: Fear vs Opportunity
FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a term that first appeared in marketing literature in 2000. Today, studies estimate that around 70 percent of adults in developed countries experience the feeling…
Crypto: Risk vs. Reward
If you haven’t heard all the talk about investing in cryptocurrency, NFTs, and other digital assets, then you must have lived under a rock during the past few years! On a serious note, blockchain…
How Much Should You Risk on Any One Investment or Stock Position? What Is Sector Exposure?
When you start to invest your money, it’s difficult to determine how you should design your portfolio. Which stocks are worth the risk and which aren’t? You will often hear financial advisors say…
Does Human Emotion Prevent Investing When There’s “Blood In the Streets?”
If you want to invest successfully, it’s good practice to learn about different economic theories, finance terms, and investment strategies. However, that knowledge won’t be as useful if you don’t…
What Is the Real Interest Rate and How Does It Affect Market Returns?
As a novice in the financial world, the interest rate is one of the many unknown or unclear terms that you will encounter in your journey. Financial experts love to talk about it and mention it in…
How the Markets React in the 2nd Year of a Presidential Term
If you keep up with investing news, you might have heard that the second year of the presidential election cycle could mean bad news for the stock market. If you’re new to investing and you haven’t…
The Folly of the Fed
The Federals Reserve's hawkish about-face with its monetary policy will do little to rein in inflation and potentially worsen it. It will certainly cause immediate harm to many people looking for…