Today’s article explores some of the best and worst dividend stocks for 2016. Here’s what they had to say, “With the first trading day of the New Year upon us, it’s time to clean up that portfolio. Get rid of those dividend dogs, and replace them with winners that’ll boost payouts and appreciate in price in the year ahead. First, let’s…
Today’s article discusses baby boomers and retirement. Here’s what they had to say, “Many baby boomers have expectations for their retirement years that their financial and employment circumstances don’t support, nor does the experience of recent retirees. That’s one of many conclusions from a recent study conducted by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. It surveyed more than 4,000 workers…
Today’s article explains in seven reasons why you still need a decent credit score in your retirement. Here’s one of them, “Moving or Downsizing Your Home You may want to move to a different location, or you may decide to downsize for simpler and more affordable living. If your move entails leasing a place, you will need a good credit…
Today’s article discusses how the price of oil and stock performance got us back in black yesterday. Here’s what they had to say, “Technology and health care companies led a broad rally in U.S. stocks Tuesday that pulled the Standard & Poor’s 500 index back into the black for the year. The gains erased the market’s losses over the previous…
This is officially the last week of the year and Thursday will not only bring the last the day of the year but the last day the market is open for 2015. This year hasn’t been great for stocks but can they redeem themselves even a little this week? Here’s what they had to say, “The Dow, down 1.5 percent…
Today’s article discusses how you can start preparing your finances for your retirement. Here’s what they had to say, “The basic foundation of retirement planning is building up a retirement savings portfolio that is large enough to enable you to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle for the rest of your life. Faithfully funding and intelligently investing in a 401(k) plan, individual…
Today’s article highlights eight stocks that performed better than their peers in 2015. Can they keep it up in the next year? Here’s what they had to say, “24/7 Wall St. has put together a look the top eight Dow stocks of 2015 ahead of Christmas this year. These stocks have made stellar performances, but they have obviously gone above…
2016 is an official Presidential election year. And with that, sometimes the stock market’s performance can be affected by the election. Today’s article explains the history, here’s what they had to say, “Will 2016 be good for stocks? It’s more than likely the market will do well, if you believe the so-called “presidential stock cycle” theory will continue to hold.…
Check out today’s article about IRAs and retirement. Here’s what they had to say, “A new study covering investment returns from 1990 to 2012 finds that 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans underperformed traditional defined benefit pension plans by an average of 0.70% a year, even after differences in asset allocation were taken into account. The likely explanation?” To read…
Today’s article explains why the Negative Nancy’s may be wrong when it comes to the future…of the stock market that is. Here’s what they had to say, “High-yield bond weakness has led investors to fear that a recession or bear market may be forthcoming. Widening of high-yield bond spreads (the spread between yields on high-yield bonds and comparable U.S. Treasuries)…