Author: Emily Tierney In a low-interest rate environment one of the best ways to “earn” return is to pay off fixed interest rate loans. Like the old adage, “a penny saved is a penny earned”, paying off a fixed interest-rate loan may give your personal net worth the same boost as earning investment … [Read more...]
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What does the Election mean for your portfolio?
Author: Darrell R. Tierney CFP® CPA PFS Google “election year stock market” and you’ll see much investment history and speculation. When you process news events, particularly politics, don’t blur the lines between the economy, the markets, and the companies you own. These are very different and … [Read more...]
CNBC Did Not Say This Today
Author: Darrell R. Tierney CFP® CPA PFS Turn off business television. Invest in a diversified portfolio of large, small, and international companies, bonds, real estate, and commodities. Keep your investment expenses to a minimum. Periodically rebalance. Repeat this for the next forty or … [Read more...]
Can Money Buy Happiness?
Author: Brent Lemieux CPA We spend a great deal of time and energy throughout our lives to earn money. We spend our youth building skills in order to obtain a job that will pay well enough for us to pay the bills, save for our goals, and enjoy modern luxuries. All of these efforts make us happy, … [Read more...]
Measuring Portfolio Performance
Author: Darrell R. Tierney CFP® CPA PFS In this crazy market, how do you know if your investments are on track? If you are a mutual fund or hedge fund manager you might compare your performance to a stock index such as the S&P 500, or perhaps to similar funds. If you are evaluating your … [Read more...]