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How Easy Would it Be to Scam You?
For Mark Roberts' Use: Those of us who consider ourselves to be rational people, well educated on financial issues, tend to believe that we could never fall for a fraudulent money scam. Maybe it’s because [...]
Watch Out for These Investment Mistakes
For Mark Roberts' Use: If you read our blogs regularly, you know that we’re constantly reminding you that you can’t depend upon Social Security as your entire retirement income. That means you’re responsible for setting [...]
Can You Answer These Four Questions?
For Mark Roberts' Use: In the last few years before retirement, your focus might shift toward planning vacations, dreaming of new hobbies, or simply longing to be free of your alarm clock. Of course, we [...]
Advance Planning Can Make Taxes Much Easier
For Mark Roberts' Use: Who thinks about their federal income taxes during the summer? Probably not many people, but that would be a mistake. Planning for taxes throughout the year is one of the best ways [...]
Watch Out for These Fraudulent Money Scams
For Mark Roberts' Use: Have you been solicited by a con artist lately? And would you recognize a fraudulent money scam, if it happened to you? According to a recent report by FINRA Investor Education Foundation, [...]
Get a Head Start on Tax Deductions
For Mark Roberts' Use: Now that April has ended, most of us have finished filing our income taxes for 2016. Or, at the very least, you filed an extension and bought yourself some breathing room until [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – September 6, 2017
Investment Commentary –September 5th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close September 5th, 2017 Dow 21,753 (13.21% YTD) S&P 2,457 (12.16% YTD) NASDAQ 6,301 (19.55% YTD) Global Dow 2,835 (12.15%) Gold $1,344 (15.37%) OIL $48.62 [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – August 29, 2017
Investment Commentary –August 29th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close August 29th, 2017 Dow 21,865 (10.64% YTD) S&P 2,446 (9.27% YTD) NASDAQ 6,301 (17.07% YTD) Global Dow 2,830 (11.96%) Gold $1,314 (12.77%) OIL $46.32 [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – August 23, 2017
Investment Commentary –August 22nd, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close August 22nd, 2017 Dow 21,899 (10.81% YTD) S&P 2,452 (9.60% YTD) NASDAQ 6,297 (16,99% YTD) Gold $1,290 (10.70%) OIL $47.65 (-16.39%) US 10Y Treasury [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – August 16, 2017
Investment Commentary –August 16th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close August 16th, 2017 Dow 22,025 (11.32% YTD) S&P 2,464 (10.08% YTD) NASDAQ 6,333 (17.65% YTD) Gold $1,278 (9.61%) OIL $49.12 (-9.63%) US 10Y Treasury [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – August 9, 2017
Investment Commentary –August 8th, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close August 8th, 2017 Dow 22,085 (11.75% YTD) S&P 2,474 (10.46% YTD) NASDAQ 6,370 (18.34% YTD) Global Dow 2,875 (13.72%) Gold $1,265 (8.62%) OIL $49.12 [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – August 2, 2017
Investment Commentary – August 1st, 2017 Market Indices as of Market Close August 1st, 2017 Dow 21,963 (11.13% YTD) S&P 2,4765 (10.55% YTD) NASDAQ 6,362 (18.20% YTD) Gold $1,275 (9.41%) OIL $49.24 (-13.60%) US 10Y [...]