by deyoe | Dec 31, 2014 | Asset Allocation, Investing, Personal Finance
As People Get Richer, Do Investment Returns Get Better? No, they don’t. Research shows there is a negative correlation between gross domestic product (GDP) per capita – a measure of how wealthy people in a country are becoming – and investment returns. In other words,...
by deyoe | Dec 30, 2014 | Emerging, Energy, International, Investing, Trade, Weekly Commentary
Oil & Gas &… War With gas hovering around $2 a gallon in many parts of the country, chances are you’re smiling every time you fill up the tank. The oil price drop, which is one of the biggest stories of 2014, is a twist on a familiar tale. Rising supply...
by deyoe | Dec 28, 2014 | College Planning, Education Planning, Financial Planning, Investing, Personal Finance, Retirement Income, Retirement Planning, Work
5 Life-Changing Headlines You Will NEVER See The financial media recycles the same headlines day in and year out: “The Top 10 Investments of the Decade, Month, or Millennium,” “Take Advantage of Last Week’s Trends Right Now,” or “Be...
by deyoe | Dec 28, 2014 | College Planning, Education Planning, Financial Planning, Investing, Personal Finance, Retirement Income, Retirement Planning, Work
Buckle Down or Mess Around? You Decide President Obama’s executive order granting legal status to 5 million undocumented immigrants could be the headline of the year. You may or may not agree with our President’s actions, but there’s no denying why...
by deyoe | Dec 23, 2014 | Asset Allocation, Economic Policy, Emerging, International, Investing, Monetary Policy, Weekly Commentary
But For The Fed… Part 3 (Or is it 4) Geopolitics and monetary policy and deflation! Oh my! It was a wild, wild week. First, the Russian central bank announced a massive rate hike and the country’s main deposit rate rose from 10.5 percent to 17 percent. The move...
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