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Offset Medical Bills With a Health Savings Account
For Mark Roberts' Use: What would you do if you encountered high medical bills due to an accident or serious illness? If you're like almost 90 percent of middle-income Americans, you may be forced to [...]
How Retirees Can Battle Low Home Values
For Mark Roberts' Use: The recent housing crisis has had a detrimental effect on the plans of many retirees. Whether you were counting on a big profit from the sale of your home, or really [...]
Do You Need Extra Protection?
For Mark Roberts' Use: Our society is growing increasingly litigious, and anyone with considerable assets could be vulnerable to lawsuits. From legal fees to the actual judgment, just one liability lawsuit can wreck your financial [...]
Wishing You Could Retire Early?
For Mark Roberts' Use: You've spent years dreaming and planning for retirement, so it wouldn't be surprising if you also wish you could retire early. Many Americans are so antsy to retire earlier than planned, [...]
Do I Still Need Life Insurance?
For Mark Roberts' Use: In your younger days, you understood that life insurance was a vital component of protecting your young family in the event of your death. Now, however, your children are grown and [...]
The Gap Between Retirement and Medicare Eligibility
For Mark Roberts' Use: Most workers expect to retire at age 65 or later, but in reality things do not always work out this way. In fact, 7 out of 10 current retirees stopped working [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – November 13, 2014
Investment Commentary – November 12, 2014 Dow – 17,614.90 (11/11/14 close) (all-time high) S&P 500 – 2,039.68 (11/11/14 close) (all-time high) 10-year Treasury – 2.36% (11/11/14 close) After a strong September jobs report, the October [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – November 6, 2014
Investment Commentary – November 5, 2014 Dow – 17,383.84 (11/4/14 close) S&P 500 – 2,012.10 (11/4/14 close) 10-year Treasury – 2.34% (11/4/14 close) Republicans captured majority control of the Senate Tuesday, gaining at least 7 [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – October 30, 2014
Investment Commentary – October 29, 2014 Dow – 17,005.75 (10/28/14 close) S&P 500 – 1,985.05 (10/28/14 close) 10-year Treasury – 2.28% (10/28/14 close) The Federal Reserve ended is QE (Quantitative easing) program today, ceasing the [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – October 23, 2014
Investment Commentary – October 22, 2014 Dow – 16,614.81 (10/21/14 close) S&P 500 -1,941.28 (10/21/14 close) 10-year Treasury – 2.21% (10/21/14 close) Stocks recouped some of their losses since last Friday after the recent market [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – October 16, 2014
Investment Commentary – October 14, 2014 Dow – 16,315.19 (10/14/14 close) S&P 500 – 1,877.70 (10/14/14 close) 10-year Treasury – 2.21% (10/14/14 close) · The S&P 500 index has lost 6.6% since its September 18th [...]
Affinity “Mark” et Minute – October 9, 2014
Investment Commentary – October 7, 2014 Dow – 16,719.39 (10/7/14 close) S&P 500 – 1,935.10 (10/7/14) 10-year Treasury – 2.35% (10/7/14 close) · After August’s disappointing employment numbers, the September employment report was a sigh [...]