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2016 came in like a bear; an alien bear from outer space with huge teeth and claws that destroyed everything in its path for the first 60 days of the…

One thing you can count right around this time of year is a series of gloomy economic forecasts. There’s a reason one of the stock market’s favorite witticisms is “sell…

There’s still this impression in the financial entertainment media that investing in index fund is great for “beginners,” but it’s not something savvy investors do. The reason those articles pop…

We hear the name “ETF” floated around a lot in the financial world. However, most people don’t know exactly what an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is or how it works? Are…

Anyone with a 401(k) or investments in the stock market, which is roughly half the people in the US, already figured out that 2013 was a banner year for stocks.…

Investing in the stock market is now more hit or miss than at almost any other point in history. While stocks have been climbing recently, the market is directly tied…