Nobody wants to think about getting old, yet proper wealth planning has to face the facts: getting old is part of life, and the better prepared you are the more enjoyment you will find later in life. Plus, advances in healthcare have allowed people to extend that enjoyment longer than ever before. But that comes with cost. How can you prepare for inevitable expenses associated with a prolonged life?
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After a long bull market and a recent bout of volatility, the stock market has reached a crossroads. We’ve entered a time of great uncertainty regarding the economy and geopolitical events. We’re sitting on the brink of a possible global trade war. To borrow the name of the CNN series of the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, we’ve entered “parts unknown.” The critical..
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Even the Romans had a name for this type of market. Investor anxiety, it seems, is an ancient phenomenon.
Cogito ergo sum. Habeas corpus. Carpe diem. Bona fide. Caveat emptor. Semper fidelis. Redit levitas. All famous Latin phrases. Wait…redit levitas? OK, so maybe that one isn’t among the most recognizable Latin phrases. But I suspect had you been an investor during the Roman Empire, you would certainly be familiar with it. It means “volatility..
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