“This is a test; this is only a test. Had this been an actual emergency …” The truth is, the markets are not tanking as we write this piece. In fact, overall market temperatures have been so mild for...
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With the stock markets blowing through thousands of points on the Dow in a matter of just a few weeks, we are hearing from clients who are understandably concerned about a big crash or at least a significant market...
September 2017 It will soon be the 10-year anniversary of when, in early October 2007, the S&P 500 Index hit what was its highest point before losing more than half its value over the next year and a half...
Without enrolling in your local university, it's difficult to find good educational information on how our economy and markets function. There's a lot of misinformation out there, sometimes masked as marketing or entertainment (most financial “news”). Finally, we have...
The Biggest Surprises in Retirement By GLENN RUFFENACH Wall Street Journal, Wealth Management Journal Report, Monday February 13, 2017 We asked readers to tell us about the things they didn’t anticipate when they stopped working. They had plenty to...
Richard Del Monte joined KTVU’s “The Four” on 2 to explain why stocks are on a tear, and the US dollar is rising — all since Donald Trump was elected the 45th US president. A month after the election,...
Today we thought we'd share a recent article by Dimensional Fund's VP, Jim Parker. It discusses the futility of responding to the “crisis of the day,” because very soon, that crisis will be forgotten as the world’s investor community...
With all three major US indices setting all-time records on Monday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average blowing past the 18,600 level, many people are understandably questioning the market’s stratospheric levels and are asking if it has already topped. The...
If you’re disabled, you no longer need to be broke to receive state benefits! Richard Del Monte joined “The Four” on 2 for the KTVU Fox 2 “Money Monday” segment yesterday to explain the new ABLE tax-preferred investment accounts...
Richard Del Monte discusses the well-documented seasonal trend with solid historical numbers behind the old adage “Sell in May and Go Away.” It begs the question: Should investors follow the this trend? Richard joined “The Four” on 2 for...