Investments
It is NOT too Late to Make 2018 Contributions to your Retirement Account!
If you are seeing that you should have contributed more to your 401(k) for the tax year 2018, the good news is that it is not too late. The bad news is that most employers do not allow you to specify which year you want to add to, so ask. Your HR team should be…
Read MoreHow Americans are Cheating Themselves out of Retirement Savings!
Americans are not doing a good job of saving for retirement. If you are eating out several times a week, subscribe to delivered meals, buy your coffee out and keep giving in to retail therapy, you may be losing from $100k to $500k in retirement savings! A recent GOBankingrates.com found that Forty Two percent of…
Read MoreCat bond market’s merit underscored. Rate hardening expected: Swiss Re
The catastrophe bond market’s merit was underscored by the way it continued to operate effectively despite recent volatility stimulated by catastrophe losses, but after the losses it is expected that investors will want to see cat bond rates harden, according to Swiss Re.The global reinsurance firm has published its latest review of the catastrophe bond…
Read MoreWhy the US China Trade Deficit Matters
The relationship between United States and China substantially affects the economies of both nations. Believing that we shouldn’t import Chinese goods as we buy products at the Dollar store is a little like believing we should eat only natural foods as we bite into a twinkie. Our economy currently counts on discounted prices from Asian…
Read More3 things That Control When you Retire
Today, a friend of mine lamented how she wished she could retire now, but can’t afford it. Neither can I retire today, unless I can live on much less than I do now. The conversation made me think. How ready are most of us to retire when we want to retire? This is just a…
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