Your Return vs. Market Return

Investing in the stock market is like a long adventure where you can earn money over time. But not everyone makes the same return on their money with their investments. Even if the whole market is doing really well, you might find your own money growing a bit slower. Here’s why your own investment return might be different from the big market return:

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Think Before You Cancel that Policy

Long-term care insurance serves as a vital tool in preserving assets for future goals and determining the level of care one desires when facing long-term care needs. However, the landscape of LTC insurance has shifted, with premium increases causing concern among retirees and sparking debates on whether to retain these policies. Read More

The Role of Luck in Investing and Life

Luck, they say, is when preparation meets opportunity. As much as we all want to believe that our successes in life and investing are purely the product of hard work and strategy, there’s an undeniable element of luck involved as well. Luck is an intriguing aspect of financial planning and how it plays into the grand scheme of our lives. Read More

The Stock Market Can’t Save You

As you get closer to retirement, much of your success will be determined on how much you have saved. Unfortunately, if you didn’t do a great job of putting money away, the stock market can’t save you.

The stock market can be a great way to grow your wealth and since its inception has provided extremely generous returns to patient and prudent investors. However,if you don’t save enough money, the returns can’t save you.

A lot of people think that investing in the stock market is easy. All they have to do is invest their money and then let the market do its thing. But that’s not true! Read More