The “Retirement Crisis” is Manufactured BS to Expand Government
I’ve been hearing about this pending “Retirement Crisis” for as long as I can remember. The above is a headline from 1994. If you have a subscription to Newspapers.com you can go back even further to watch the “crisis” develop in front of your very own eyes....
Preferred Stocks Vs. Corporate Bonds, Which should you choose?
By Ashley Camp Source: Adobe Free Pictures There are many ways a business can fund its operation. These alternatives include public floating of shares, bank borrowing, franchising, government assistance, corporate bonds, and venture capital. In this article, we’ll...
Vanguard Dividend Growth Vs. Vanguard Wellington Fund Vs. S&P 500
VDIGX vs. VWELX vs. VFINX (Updated Dec. 2022) The news that the Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund(VDIGX) re-opened to new investors escaped me until subscribers on my Youtube channel mentioned it. Generally, I’m an index type-of-guy but I do appreciate a well-run,...
Vanguard Says They Can’t Retire on $14,428 a Month
Have We ALL Lost Our Minds? Alex writes in telling me that he needs help with his retirement plan because Vanguard doesn't think $14,428 a month will be enough to retire. See the video I did on this here. The funny thing about this is that Alex says...
Prepare For Low Stock Returns, Here’s Why
Let’s cut right to the chase and start with how stock returns are generated. John Bogle in his book Common Sense on Mutual Funds states: We can use the historical data to answer a simple question: Why have stocks provided long-term real returns of 7 percent?...