Tuesday April 17,2018: the last day that we have to file our income taxes on our 2017 individual earnings. http://www.mycitymag.com/you-still-have-time/
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Tuesday April 17,2018: the last day that we have to file our income taxes on our 2017 individual earnings. http://www.mycitymag.com/you-still-have-time/
So many people I run into lately seem to be in a complete state of confusion regarding our current economy and the overall stock market. Read more on my take here: http://www.mycitymag.com/my-take/
Happy New Year! Read Joel’s recap of 2017 here: http://www.mycitymag.com/a-recap-of-the-year-that-was-2017/
As we move into the Christmas season, we often feel an urge to give a little extra during this time of the year, as it is a season revolving around the giving and receiving of gifts. One other thing that a lot of older investors associate with the year end, is what is called the “Required Minimum Distribution:” http://www.mycitymag.com/charities-and-year-end-giving/
As we roll into the one-year mark since the 2016 Presidential Election, we have much to be thankful for: http://www.mycitymag.com/giving-thanks-and-paying-yourself-first/
Do you know where your Pension Plan is? If you do not have a pension plan, if you have a pension plan, and/or if you were in a pension plan that was terminated read more here: http://www.mycitymag.com/pension-rollovers/
I think it’s time to re-visit the subject of budgeting:
Markets continue to baffle investors. Mediocre news, lunacy in Washington D.C. and threats of nuclear war seem to be hitting the headlines on a weekly, if not daily basis. One would think with these types of events, the markets could easily be in free-fall. For the time being, it seems the exact opposite. Per bicharts.com, the markets continue to grind to all-time highs on the Dow Jones Industrial Average to higher than 22,000. I’ve eluded to the possibility that the next great crash probably won’t come until everyone stops asking about the next crash. We may need to be wary of getting too comfortable with the markets parading higher. Read more here: http://www.mycitymag.com/using-debt-to-invest-may-not-be-the-best-idea/
As we are hit daily with what seems to be a new Washington scandal or news of the latest ISIS terrorist attack, the stock market has continued to trend higher since the election, as measured by the S&P 500 Index*. As I’m out at different social gatherings – graduation open houses, Fourth of July parties, summer BBQs and the like, a constant question will be asked by almost everyone: when is the next crash coming? Read my answer here: http://www.mycitymag.com/when-is-the-next-crash-coming/
To say this has been a really volatile administration is to be sugar coating it. When President Trump was elected it is my estimation that about 55% of the U.S. was devastated, 25% of the U.S. was curiously optimistic, and 20% of the U.S. was elated. Within that last group, 20% of elated people, included what I consider to be the 5% of the country who are die-hard capitalist and the people who “run the money” when it comes to the markets. Read more here: http://www.mycitymag.com/fundamentals-trumping-trump/