Common Sense is something most Baby Boomers survived on growing up. At one time, it seemed like something you needed. At one time, it seemed like most people had it. It’s not that many of us don’t still have it today, at least I thought so until I read some of the stuff on this site called debatepolitics.com. If you read …
One of the most overlooked factors in retirement planning is the effect of inflation. We all know that the price of good and services continually go up, and no matter your investing goals, you can’t ignore the eroding effect inflation will have your assets. In a study done by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, …
The stock market has been trending upwards lately, and investors are starting to notice. Just because people are noticing doesn’t mean that there’s a long line to start buying stocks. One upcoming event that is making investors jittery is the upcoming mid-term elections. Will the rally continue or will a potential change in Congress send …
How Does The Stock Market Perform After Mid-Term Elections? Read More »
There are lots of investments in the world, many of them safe and relatively secure. Of course, these are also the investments that don’t produce the big wins (usually). These are typically the best investments for what you might call the “consumer level” investor. These are the people that have jobs outside of the finance …
Things might be grim in much of the western world, but as Europe stumbles and the U.S. gradually recovers, it’s been a very different story in the Middle East. This region, noted for being one of the world’s most violent, if no the most violent, places is on the up economically. According to research published by HSBC’s …
You may think that changes in the value of the dollar, euro, or yen only concern tourists sipping lattes on the Left Bank or riding the bullet train to Osaka. But in fact, US-based investors in mutual fund that invest in companies headquartered outside the United States need never cross the border to experience the …
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I’m sure most are familiar with the phrase “Drill baby drill!” Who isn’t right? What a lot of people don’t realize is the amount of oil and gas programs that are currently in existence. There are several existing sponsored by various companies. Here’s a breakdown of the some of the major players in the oil …
Crude oil prices have fluctuated more than market could ever hope or want to in the past 24 months. Crude oil prices rose 77.94% across 2009. As amazing as that seems, gasoline futures rose 93.27%. Diesel fuels was up 49.16% for 2009 and the heating oil rose 46.92%. With great gains like this, high net …