Key Takeaways: Your 401(k) or other company retirement plan should be invested based on your unique circumstances like your time horizon and risk profile – not what your friends or co-workers are invested in. Consider investing in a target date fund because it is like...
Read through this post on bonds or skip to the AllGen Academy bonds video below. Another common asset class in investing is called Bonds, fixed-income instruments where an investor lends money to a borrower in exchange for a stream of interest payments over a defined...
Read through this post on dollar cost averaging here, or skip to the AllGen Academy dollar cost averaging video below. When Markets Fall, What Should You Do? Falling markets can be scary, especially when you see your life savings shrinking to lower and lower levels of...
The Long and Short of It: Increased volatility is causing extreme pessimism, which may be a good thing Trade war fears may be overblown FED is suggesting faster economic growth and higher interest rates 1st Quarter Review Stocks started the year strong in January, but...
Financial Markets: 1st Quarter 2016 Allgen’s Market Commentary 4th Quarter Review 2015 was a year with increased volatility which caused a lot of fear in the minds of investors. The S&P 500 had it’s the lowest return since 2008 and a diversified portfolio...