Mastering Money 10/11/16

Bonds were always considered the safe investment. But is the Bond Market currently in a Bubble?   Robert C. Pozen, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and former mutual-fund executive, tells the Wall Street Journal  that the bond market is...

Mastering Money 10/17/16

The average money market account in America is paying less than one-quarter of one percent ANNUALLY! But if you lived in Germany you’d be thrilled to get that much!  The Wall Street Journal reports that over $13 trillion dollars worth of bonds and bank...

Mastering Money 6/20/18

Is it possible to average an 8.43% return on your investments in retirement, withdrawing only 5% per year, and still run out of money in 20 to 22 years?  It’s not only possible, but it happens more often than you think. In fact, a study by prominent CPA...

Mastering Money 3/17/23

There are approximately 17,500 companies in the United States, employiing over 80 million people. About 6,000 of those companies trade on the various U.S. stock exchanges. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, known simply as the S&P 500, is a...