In this video, we demystify the US Energy Renaissance theme with Shawn Reynolds, the portfolio manager of the Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund, to provide insight into US Energy production, fracking, and where to find opportunities. Want to learn more about the Energy Renaissance? 2014 Investment Outlook [...]
What’s good for the economy isn’t necessarily good for our future. Provided by Virtue Wealth Management Our parents & grandparents saved much more than we do. Most people who have read up on the economy for any length of time have heard of the personal saving rate (PSAVERT), which the Commerce Department calculates as the [...]
What Marriage Equality Means Financially The Supreme Court decision has brought significant change. Provided by Virtue Wealth Management When the Supreme Court voted to repeal Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on June 26, it opened financial doors previously closed to same-sex couples. Unfortunately, not all of these doors may open in [...]
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Patience & diversification matter in all manner of stock market climates. Stocks rise, fall ... and rise again. Volatility certainly came back to Wall Street during the first several weeks of 2014 in the form of a 7.2% descent for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a 5.9% retreat for the NASDAQ. The declines gave [...]
Your assets matter more than your age. Isn’t 65 the traditional retirement age? Perhaps, but baby boomers are modifying the definition of a traditional retirement (if not redefining it altogether). The Social Security Administration has subtly revised its definition of the traditional retirement age as well. If you glance at the SSA website, the “full” [...]
Crucial questions & essential documents. The financial planning process is not merely a matter of numbers. When you meet with a financial advisor to map out a strategy for wealth accumulation or wealth preservation, you may find yourself intellectually and emotionally engaged on a level you hadn't anticipated. It may actually give you a better [...]
Certain financial & lifestyle choices may lead you toward a better future. Some retirees succeed at realizing the life they want, others don’t. Fate aside, it isn’t merely a matter of stock market performance or investment selection that makes the difference. There are certain dos and don’ts – some less apparent than others – that [...]
New & old concepts to address the retirement savings gap. How many 401(k)s have more than $100k in them? According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), the average 401(k) balance at the end of 2012 was $63,929.1 Is this enough money to retire on? No – and this is only part of America’s retirement [...]
Here is what you need to know for 2014. Financially, many of us associate April with taxes – but we should also associate April with important IRA deadlines. *April 1 is the absolute deadline to take an initial IRA Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). *April 15 is the deadline for making annual contributions to a traditional [...]
