I often meet people who are unhappy with their investments and retirement accounts.

Recently, my wife and I returned from a vacation to Maui. Each day we sat on the beach, listened to our iPods and watched the waves roll in over and over again.

If you watched television or listened to the radio six months ago, it felt like the world might be coming to an end. Talk of a “return to the Great Depression” dominated the media. Politicians did their best to scare everyone to death. Fear ran rampant thanks to media hype and political meddling, and stocks [...]

Navigate the murky market with these proven tactics

Earlier this year, I predicted that once we got to a point that President Obama could speak on television — and the market would go sideways or up — it would be a sign the market may have hit the bottom.

Position your portfolio today for future success
For many, a down economy typically translates into a downer mentality. The volatile market can be overwhelmingly discouraging, which leads business leaders to sit in their office with their head in their hands, saying, “Tell me when it’s over.”
The good news is it doesn’t have to be this way. [...]

The stock market just endured the worst October since the crash of 1987. It was slammed by what Alan Greenspan called a “once in a century credit tsunami.”