Weekly Market Insight A strong, but not too strong, employment report sparked a rally on the final day of trading, propelling stocks to a modest gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed by 0.66%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 added 0.61%. The Nasdaq Composite index increased by 0.48%. The MSCI EAFE […] READ MORE
For those that are in retirement already or approaching retirement soon, the prospect of a bursting bond bubble and another hit to your personal retirement assets is enough to make you head for the hills! The past decade has proven to be quite volatile given two “stock bubbles”, a “real estate bubble” and a “derivatives bubble”. Now, with so much money […] READ MORE
Shares of Preferred Stocks offer corporate bond-like yields plus potential gains. Sound attractive? Let’s take a closer look. Although bought and sold like common stocks, preferreds are more similar to bonds. They represent debt, not ownership in the corporation. They’re called preferred because a firm must pay its preferreds’ dividends before paying common stock dividends. […] READ MORE