"A Wealth of Common Sense" Articles

You may need less to retire than you thought. Have you ran the numbers? How much life are you missing out on due to incorrect assumptions?

You don’t need to do countless hours of research to become a successful investor, but it's helpful to be familiar with financial market history, including booms and busts.

You could be the brightest stock-picker in the land, but outperforming the market would still be incredibly difficult.

Today’s investment world has polarizing opinions on a variety of topics, concepts and financial vehicles, and surprisingly, that can include individual bonds versus bond funds. What is the difference between the two?

As you invest more money, does your investment strategy need to be more complicated? Not exactly.

While current interest rate levels sit around 2.5 percent, with inflation sticking around, the Fed could continue raising rates to as high as four or five percent. Will this be disastrous for markets?

Today’s economic climate continues to move quickly and feel confusing for investors. While we have no crystal ball to tell us what the remainder of 2022 will bring, here, you’ll find blogger Ben Carlson’s best data-based guesses of what might be around the corner.

There’s a reason recent Retire With Purpose podcast guest, Jeremy Siegel, has been called “one of the best stock watchers alive”. His long-term investing mentality means it all comes down to “time horizon when investing your money”.

The latest media headlines span wide on the possibility of a looming recession. Some claim we are already in one, some say it’s on the horizon and others state it’s possible we avoid it entirely.

It might feel like the market is pricing in a recession, but is it really?

Financial blogger Ben Carlson always poses interesting points when it comes to navigating smart investment moves in today’s world. Here, you’ll find a list of questions worth considering in the midst of market volatility, plus a few light-hearted thoughts thrown in for fun.

Despite what some might believe, the market’s continual climb (while non-linear) doesn’t stem from the Fed or low interest rates. Instead, this draws down to economic growth and the fact that corporations are earning more money overall.