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How investors can be generous and wise
Landaas investment advisors devote a Money Talk Podcast episode to suggesting strategic ways for investors to be charitable.
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Positive signs amid “wall of worry”
By Kyle Tetting It’s hard to argue with the year-to-date success of the vast majority of investment categories. As I write this on April 26, broad measures of stocks like the S&P 500 had gained more than 6% with only a few trading days left in April. Similarly, less volatile measures like bonds have added half as much or more. While the gains are encouraging, I am struck by how pessimistic many of the headlines remain. “Markets climb a wall of worry,” the saying goes, and that seems especially true now, though investing from a place of worry is tough.
Seeing blue sky through cloudy forecasts
By Kyle Tetting Especially with the unknown timing and magnitude of the Federal Reserve’s remaining steps to fight inflation, long-term optimism can get overlooked. […]
Finding a better place for our cash
By Joel Dresang We let too much cash build up in our checking account, and it was costing us money. […]
Brinkmanship challenges investor resolve
By Kyle Tetting We’ve been through this before. In July of 2011, Bob Landaas shared his thoughts on Congress’s hesitation to raise the debt ceiling. As Bob commented then, “My respect for politicians continues to sink by the day.” In simple terms, the debt ceiling is a statutory limit on the amount the United States…
Investor upsides as interest rates rise
As interest rates have been rising, investors have seen the values of their bond holdings shrink. In a MONEY TALK VIDEO, Kendall Bauer points out some of the upsides of the rising rate environment. He spoke with Kyle Tetting as part of the 2022 Investment Outlook Video. […]
How investors can navigate bear markets
In a MONEY TALK VIDEO, Steve Giles talks about how to handle occasional steep stock sell-offs. […]