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March 2020
Who Does Coronavirus Put Most At-Risk?
As coronavirus spreads across the U.S., public health officials are issuing more warnings. Some schools have shut down, and more companies are having employees work from home. While the coronavirus is quite contagious and can be serious, it’s important to know who should [...]
Retirement Savings in a Volatile Market – Is Now the Time for a Roth IRA Conversion?
By Sarah Brenner, JD IRA Analyst The coronavirus has been wreaking havoc on markets and millions of retirement account balances have suffered significant losses. This has left many IRA owners looking at lower account balances after several years of gains and wondering what [...]
More Coronavirus Volatility – Weekly update – March 23rd, 2020
The Week on Wall Street The stock market suffered through another volatile week as it wrestled with the health and economic fallout of the domestic spread of the coronavirus. Swift and decisive actions by the Federal Reserve and policy responses from the federal [...]
Do’s and Don’ts in a Volatile Market
If the state of the market has caused you to worry, you’re probably not alone. The coronavirus and falling oil prices have caused many to panic. In times of uncertainty, it can be easy to make knee-jerk decisions and forget about the long-term. [...]
3 Ways the Coronavirus Could Affect Your Travel Plans
There are more cases of coronavirus reported in the U.S. every day, and the disease is spreading more rapidly around the world. Keep in mind that there are some places where the Center for Disease Control (CDC) warns against traveling to or recommends [...]
Low Interest Rates, Market Volatility, and Your Retirement
Planning for retirement is never a "set it and forget it" activity. There are unexpected disasters, market drops, and changing laws that invariably cause retirees to reevaluate their plans of action. Recently, market volatility and the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates [...]
5 Common Coronavirus Myths
The coronavirus epidemic has many worried, and information about the disease floods the news and internet every day. There’s a ton of information on the coronavirus out there, but not all of it is necessarily true. Let's separate fact from fiction: Here are [...]
Rallies and Retreats – Weekly Update – March 9th, 2020
The Week on Wall Street Heightened coronavirus fears, falling yields, and Super Tuesday primary results sent stocks on a rollercoaster ride of sharp price swings, leaving stocks marginally higher for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average improved 1.79%; the S&P 500, 0.61%; [...]
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