Tag - retirement

How Would Your Investments Have Fared If You Had Gotten Out Earlier?

There are undoubtedly millions of investors out there who still are heavily invested in stock markets. They enjoyed the gains they’ve seen over the past several years, with both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 reaching all-time highs on a consistent basis. As a result, the number of...

Americans Aren’t Saving Enough for Retirement

It’s no secret that the retirement outlook for most Americans is dire. While figures for the average amount of retirement savings get bandied about here and there in the media, the median amount of retirement savings in the US is zero. That’s right, more than half of Americans have...

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Investors

The coming of the new year has traditionally been a time for people to make resolutions about how they’ll improve their way of living in the year ahead. It’s become famous in some circles to joke about those resolutions, and how few people stick to them. That’s particularly true...