Ever wonder how the most successful investors do it, correctly calling stock picks time and again?   They must know something you don’t, you think, something that gives them that extra edge. Well, you’re right. And it’s easier than you think.   #-ad_banner-#One of the least… Read More

Aging baby boomers have been a topic among investors for quite some time. After all, with a demographic of more than 76 million in the United States, they’re the biggest — and richest — generation in history. With a baby boomer turning 60 every eight seconds, this segment is expected to comprise 20-25% of the U.S. population in about 20 years. As a group, baby boomers have accumulated a lot of wealth. With the average baby boomer predicted to retire with $500,000… Read More

Aging baby boomers have been a topic among investors for quite some time. After all, with a demographic of more than 76 million in the United States, they’re the biggest — and richest — generation in history. With a baby boomer turning 60 every eight seconds, this segment is expected to comprise 20-25% of the U.S. population in about 20 years. As a group, baby boomers have accumulated a lot of wealth. With the average baby boomer predicted to retire with $500,000 and $1 million in assets, this group is estimated to have $7 trillion in wealth, which accounts for nearly 70% of the total wealth in the United States.#-ad_banner-# Most of the individual clients I counsel fall into this demographic. My typical new client is a male baby boomer with most of his accumulated assets invested into a former employer’s 401k, IRAs and his home equity. He’s invested in stocks to save for retirement, but now he is concerned with making these… Read More

Growth, for its own sake, has tripped up many companies — and investors, for that matter. Every year around this time, financial publications publish their list of America’s fastest-growing companies. And their advertising departments love them. These are often the most popular… Read More

Most people are going to miss the biggest opportunity to money in the next decade. I recently told you about the upcoming “dividend decade.” I predict there… Read More

Mexico and Brazil had a big problem several decades ago. They had a small but very wealthy elite class and a massive underclass. The middle class in these countries was relatively small, leading to low levels of domestic consumption. Since then, a set of far-sighted government policies has helped… Read More

It looks like the summer of 2013 could be a repeat of last summer with extreme volatility in crop prices thanks to more potential drought concerns. Little, if any snow cover or moisture to replenish the soil across much of the Midwest leaves the season ahead vulnerable to another price… Read More

Most people are going to miss the biggest opportunity to money in the next decade. I recently told you about the upcoming “dividend decade.” I predict there will be no gain in the broader market during the next 10 years (adjusted for inflation). Instead, I believe dividends will account for all of… Read More

Most people are going to miss the biggest opportunity to money in the next decade. I recently told you about the upcoming “dividend decade.” I predict there will be no gain in the broader market during the next 10 years (adjusted for inflation). Instead, I believe dividends will account for all of the market’s total return. The reason is simple… During the past 30 years, the United States has grown faster than any time in history. But that growth was fueled by debt. Household debt has soared from 60% of income to 120%. Now we’ve reached a point where the average American can’t easily take on any more debt. In fact, since the recession, the trend among U.S. households has been toward reducing debt. The bill is coming due on the largest segment of the American… Read More

Whatever deal gets struck to resolve the imminent “fiscal cliff,” the U.S. budget mess will be far from fixed. There will still be a yawning gap between government revenue and government spending, let alone the… Read More

Investing in a stock isn’t throwing your money into a poker pot and betting you’ll magically become rich overnight.  When you “buy” a stock, you’re not buying a… Read More

Billionaire bond manager Bill Gross calls it the “new normal.” Most economists agree with him. And it’s changing the way many people invest. In the past 30 years, the U.S. economy has seen an… Read More