Wealthy Investors Dropping Stocks; Is this a Market Omen?
While the everyday investor is eager to jump into stocks given the recent success of the markets, high profile investors are starting to abandon ship. Do they know something we don’t? Stock indices...
View ArticleRevolving Door between the Gov. and Private in Full Swing
The revolving door continues to swing as one of the largest corporations in the world has just nominated the United State’s former top financial regulator, former SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro to its...
View ArticleMarket Watch- Is March the Month Stocks Begin to Plummet?
The stock market is beginning to slow down in March, possibly foreshadowing the next market crash as all three major indices have declined during this week’s trading. The smiles on investors’ faces may...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Americans Not Confident about Retirement
The Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) released its yearly Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) Tuesday and the results showed that Americans’ optimism about retirement is at its lowest level...
View ArticleRecent Study Reveals Why the SEC is Ineffective
A recent study shows that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is ineffective in its designed purpose, which is to protect the everyday investor from corruption within the financial...
View ArticleJPMorgan under Investigation by Eight Federal Regulators
If you’ve been paying attention to the ongoing criminal activities of major Wall Street investment firms, it should come as no surprise that JPMorgan is under investigation once again by federal...
View ArticleFederal Judge Rejects Citigroup Settlement
A Manhattan Federal Judge recently refused to sign a settlement with Citigroup that stemmed from their alleged involvement in a scheme to hide billions of dollars in losses incurred from toxic subprime...
View ArticleExperts Warning that Bonds are in Trouble
Many experts and research institutions are voicing their concerns to investors who have much of their portfolio in the bond market. It is a common theory among economic analysts that the bond market is...
View ArticleMarkets are Up. Stay on? Get off?
The average consumer investing for their retirement is wondering how to react to the recent success of the stock markets. Unfortunately in times like these, the story more often than not has the same...
View Article2013, a Pivotal Year for Economic Recovery
2013 is proving to be a make-or-break year for the U.S. economy. Many key changes are taking place this year that will reveal the true status of our economic recovery and whether we should start...
View ArticleGlobal Markets Suffer Historic Drops
The Stock Market showed just how volatile it can be this week when it suffered its worst micro-crash of the year. The Dow fell 1.8%, the S&P fell 2.3% and the Nasdaq fell 2.4% over the course of...
View ArticleHighest Paid Hedge Fund Managers Beat by the Stock Market in 2012
Hedge fund managers collectively bring in billions of dollars each year managing people’s money, but do they really deserve that generous compensation? A quick glance at their returns would suggest...
View ArticleRetirees Expected to Pay Off National Debt
Last week President Obama released his new budget proposal, which is focused on reducing the national debt that has been a growing concern for America’s role in world economics. Of the many proposed...
View ArticleWall Street Continues to Buy it’s Way Out of Jail
It was a big week for several U.S. companies who settled fraud charges stemming from the financial crisis of 2008. Morgan Stanley, General Electric (GE), Standard & Poor’s (S&P), and Moody’s...
View ArticleEuropean Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rate
In a move aimed at lifting morale in an economically stagnant Eurozone, Europe’s Central bank dropped its benchmark interest rate to a record low. The interest rate drop is intended to increase...
View ArticleThe Fed to be the Next Economic Villain
The Federal Reserve is shaping up to be the next star villain in the ongoing storyline of a volatile economy hurting seniors. As the Federal Reserve continues to drive interest rates close to zero, it...
View ArticleHow Will Low Interest Rates Impact my Retirement?
At a two-day meeting that wrapped up on Wednesday, the Fed confirmed its intentions of continuing its monthly purchases of $85 billion in bonds intended to maintain low interest rates for the...
View ArticleStudy: 48% of Women Do Not Have a Retirement Strategy
A study released by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies produced some alarming statistics about women and retirement; most shocking among them was the revelation that 48 percent, nearly half...
View ArticleStock Market Goes Stale in Reaction to Poor Economic Data
Recent economic reports show that stocks have gone flat, signaling that the economy is not gaining steam, as was hoped by those who rushed into the stock market following increased stimulus spending by...
View ArticleEconomist Who Accurately Predicted Previous Crashes Warns Investors
Famed economist Marc Faber, editor and producer of the Gloom Boom and Doom Report, who accurately predicted the market crashes of 1987 and 2008, spoke out on the Crash Proof Retirement Show® last...
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