Is Gold the Golden Ticket to Beating Inflation?

Is Gold the Golden Ticket to Beating Inflation?

If your goal in retirement is to have an increasing income in order to offset ever increasing prices, gold is one of the worst possible investments you could make. In fact, gold is the second worst major investment class an investor could buy if the goal is to beat...
Given What’s Happening in the World, is it Time to Sell?

Given What’s Happening in the World, is it Time to Sell?

There’s been a lot of negative news headlines recently and I’m hearing the phrase “with what’s going on right now, should I just cash everything out until things calm down?” when having new meetings with prospects. If you’ve been thinking or wondering the same thing,...
Stop Losing Money Safely

Stop Losing Money Safely

Over the course of the average retirement all prices more than double. In fact, they’ll go up more than 2.5 times. Something that costs $100 today will cost $257 by the end of a 30 year retirement. That’s assuming just historical average levels of inflation as...
Don’t Play Politics With Your Portfolio

Don’t Play Politics With Your Portfolio

Did the outcome of the election make you really happy and excited? Or did it leave you concerned, especially when it comes to your investments? Either way, you shouldn’t play politics with your portfolio. Why? Because investing when only a specific political party is...