We're Living A Country Song
From home goods, construction materials, energy, groceries, transportation, fuel, gas, traveling, heck, even Chick-Fil-A, consumers are dealing with rising costs across a variety of goods and services.
Bear vs Bull Markets
There’s an old investing saying: “Fortunes are made in bear markets and collected in a bull market”. In this episode, Josh and Jay discuss the difference between bear markets and bull markets, and why that matters to investors.
Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
From “the next google” stocks, to penny stocks, dot.com stocks, meme stocks, or even crypto, there’s typically both social pressure applied to investors to not miss out on the next big thing, but also their own internal feelings of not wanting to “miss” out.
How do interest rate hikes affect income annuities?
Interest rates are rising, and there are certain plans for the Fed to continue to increase the Fed funds rate. How does rising rates affect the payout of an income annuity?
What is Risk Tolerance?
What is risk tolerance? Why does it matter when you’re setting up your investment accounts? How do you determine your risk tolerance? Josh and Jay discuss a phrase many investors have heard but may not fully understand.
Pooled Employer Plans (PEP)
A PEP is a way for a smaller 401k plan to “pool” their investments with other businesses in an effort to improve the buying power of the plan as well as spread administrative costs over a wider base.