Is this recent volatility in the stock market bothering you? I have a simple solution for you. Just stop looking at it! One of the most common traits that the vast majority of us share is that a loss of something hurts more than the equivalent gain (in our case it will be money). This…
This blog post will be a little different than usual in that it won’t be discussing the investment markets. Most people will make some sort of New Year’s resolution in hopes of bettering themselves in some way. I do as well but I also like to work on improving myself throughout the entire year. So…
There has been a lot of M&A activity in the biotech sector so many (most) of the smaller biotech stocks have been trading at very expensive valuations, often without any real profits, just the hope of a drug in development eventually being approved. It’s a high risk, high reward game so it’s important to keep…
Rollover of After-Tax 401(k) Dollars to a Roth IRA Last week the IRS finally produced a ruling on whether or not you’re able to rollover after-tax dollars in a 401(k) to a Roth IRA tax-free, which is different from actually having a separate Roth 401(k) account available. The IRS has ruled that after-tax and pre-tax…
With the nice weather this past weekend, this was definitely the most interesting article I read: A Marriage Made in Heaven – To Reduce the Health Risk of Barbecuing Meat, Just Add Beer -Nick
Thanks again to everyone who participated in the survey I posted last week. The two most requested topics were New Technology/Business Trends and Financial Planning Topics & Strategies so I’ll definitely try to work in more posts in these areas. As for the type of posts, Both (text/pictures and videos) received the most votes so you…
I’m curios to know what you’d like me to write more about so I put together a short survey (literally, it’s two questions). Please take a minute to answer it and I’ll implement more of the most requested topics over the next year. I’ll also share the results with everyone after a few days. Just Click…
In honor of Congress’ ineptness and 10% approval rating, how about a song for the weekend. Enjoy! I think Congress should take a walk…and never come back.