Three years after the economic crisis led many Americans to re-evaluate their financial picture, economic uncertainty is still the norm. While there’s little you can do about the shaky economy, you can help stabilize your own finances over the long term by evaluating...
Week of May 28th Market Update A number of end-of-summer or beginning-of-fall events have the potential to lead to a change in the investment environment and alter the course of the markets. How do you invest over the next few months leading up to these events — in...
According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), the number of women-owned businesses grew 44% from 1997 to 2007–twice as fast as male-owned firms.* Many of these businesses started small, begun by women seeking the exciting and potentially rewarding...
May 20th Weekly Market Update At the heart of it, all markets come down to buyers and sellers. U.S. stocks are being purchased by foreigners and corporations, while pensions and insiders remain net sellers. Demand from individuals and hedge funds has been mixed. Risks...
May 13th Weekly Market Update The overall stock market has only seen a couple of 2-3% dips this year, but there have been 5-10% pullbacks among cyclical sectors. It may be time to begin to buy some of the laggard cyclicals, especially on any pullback in the overall...
