This week has seen a dramatic decline in the market indexes. The Dow, the S & P and international market indexes are down double digits. As I am writing this, the Dow is just approaching its value on Jan 1 of 2018. So while we have seen a dramatic decline over the last several days, […]
On December 22 the new tax bill was signed into law. I have received a number of calls on the this topic and I want to discuss what we know and what we don’t know. We know that things will be changing. But the impact is still unclear. Mostly because once a bill is signed […]
Another week, another round of positive market performance. The 3 major domestic indexes again ended the week with gains and new record highs. The S&P 500 rose 0.23% and marked a 7th-straight week of increases – its longest string of weekly gains in almost 3 years.[1] The Dow added 0.45%, and the NASDAQ grew by […]
In fact, last week, markets posted one record high after another – and the S&P 500 had its longest streak of record closes since 1997.[2] At the markets’ close, the S&P 500 added 1.19%, the Dow gained 1.65%, and the NASDAQ grew by 1.45%.[3] International stocks in the MSCI EAFE lost 0.07%.[4] These domestic gains […]
Given the limited choices offered by many 401(k) plans it takes more more time, energy and effort to decide how best to allocate your retirement savings inside your 401(k), 403(b) and similar type plans. Many investors, especially 401(k) investors, have decided to take the easy way out and have chosen to invest in target date […]