Investor Blog

What’s going on? We’ve seen some unnerving drops in stock prices over the recent past and the media have been tripping over each other to see who can spin the most dire narrative. Multiple studies show that people won’t engage and watch TV shows or read articles when the news is good. (In other words, […]

What’s the risk of losing everything? Many people fear losing money and therefore avoid the stock market. It’s complex and it can go up and down rapidly, they say. What if it goes down when I need the money? We hear stories and see movies of those who lost fortunes, which adds to our fear. […]

Is investing in the stock market gambling? I used to associate the stock market with gambling. I thought the goal was to pick the next big winner, and if you couldn’t do that, you always lived with the risk of losing everything. Hit it big or lose it all; that’s what I thought the stock […]

Hello, Everyone. I believe that my love for America was born when I heard my great grandfather’s World War II story the first time. The heroic deeds of General Douglas MacArthur are well celebrated in my birth country of the Philippines in the province of Leyte. Especially every October 20th. That’s the date when General […]

This past February the Dow experienced the largest point downturn in history of 1,178, or roughly 4.62%. As of the writing of this article, it remains the largest one day downturn. The reality is market sell-offs can be scary as we go through them, but are they all that uncommon? Only once in the last […]

I see recommendations for financial people thrown around all the time, but what I almost never see raised as a question is what qualifies this person to be a financial planner. They might be recommended because they work at your bank, your friend uses them, or they seem nice or smart. Are they qualified though? Did […]

As you near retirement, someone might have approached you with the idea of investing in a real estate investment trust, or a REIT. These are typically marketed by enticing promises such as 6-7% returns, quarterly dividends, and long-term leases. You will be told that these are incredibly safe investments, because they are attached to stable […]

It is no secret that Americans struggle to save money for retirement. The statistics are staggering; 57% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts, and 39% have no savings whatsoever. Not only that, but the mean retirement savings for fifty-six to sixty-one-year old’s in America is $163,000, which gives you about $6,000-$7,000 […]