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Category Archives: Finance
What Volatility Truly Means
What Volatility Truly Means Nowadays, the word “volatility” seems thrown around more than ever. Usually, when it comes to financial talk, “volatility” is used to describe a downward trend. But that’s not what volatility really means! Volatility is technically referring…
How A Financial Advisor Can Help Prepare You for a Wintery Market
A Financial Advisor Can Prepare You for a Wintery Market When the winter season comes around, you’ll likely have to adjust your routines and prepare for a wintery market. If you’re in colder states, you may be looking to purchase…
Buying A House? 11 Tips on How to Save for a Downpayment
Owning a home is a milestone in a person’s life. However, it has not always been easy to accomplish. By learning some of the basics of homeownership and how to save for a downpayment, you will be able to make…
5 Easy Financial New Year’s Resolutions for 2021
A new year is a natural time for a fresh start and a new resolve, so there’s no better time to consider new ways to approach your finances in 2021—especially in light of the unusual circumstances that 2020 wrought on our…
The Effect of Debt on the Global Economy
The national debt is a measurement of how much the federal government owes creditors, most commonly depicted as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP). A high debt-to-GDP ratio is considered viable when the economy is expanding, because that growth…
Let’s Talk About … the 401(k)
The 401(k) originally began as a company profit-sharing plan. Companies had been funding defined benefit pensions for years, but as their annual profits and stock prices experienced volatility, they looked for ways to share that burden with employees. Through profit…
America’s Need for Better “Infloodstructure”
In February, Spirit Airlines decided to transfer a portion of its operations from Miramar, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee. The key driver of this decision was recurring hurricane and tropical storm risk. This means a loss of 240 jobs for the…
How to Save During the Pandemic
While the pandemic has created many economic hardships, one silver lining has been a significant increase in personal savings. According to data from the US Department of Commerce, personal savings totaled almost $4.7 trillion in the second quarter of 2020,…
Why You Need A Financial Plan Now
While the world may feel chaotic as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt daily life, there’s no better time to get a hold on your finances. The future may seem uncertain, but having a strategy for managing your finances will…
How to Take the Fear out of Financial Planning
Sometimes, we decide we’d rather not know the details of our finances. Maybe we’re worried that an in-depth look at our money would reveal spending habits we’d prefer not to acknowledge, or perhaps “ignorance is bliss” and we don’t want…