One silver lining in the current bear market is that this could be a good time to convert assets from a traditional individual retirement account to a Roth IRA.

As a financial adviser, I have obtained a variety of industry licenses and designations. However, before becoming an adviser, I earned a master's degree in history from Eastern Washington University.

Not long ago, I was driving with my son. As I flipped through the radio stations, he noticed that I only listened to music from the '70s and the '80s. He asked me why I didn't listen to music from the '90s. I explained to him that during the '70

Vince Lombardi is recognized as the greatest football coach of all time. In fact, the Super Bowl trophy is named after him. He was hired as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1959. After two years of incredible improvement, his team was poised to

In my life, I have often commented to myself, 'I wish someone would have told me that when I was young.”  There are many things now, at the age of 55, that I wish I had known when I was a young man. In particular, I wish someone would have taught me

A number of years ago, I briefly worked for one of the largest brokerage firms in the country. While there, I received some of the best advice I ever received with regard to succeeding in the industry. One of the top producers at that firm told me that

n 1996, Dr. Thomas J. Stanley published his New York Times best-selling book, 'The Millionaire Next Door.” The book shattered the commonly held beliefs of the wealthy in America. Stanley used extensive research to reveal the secrets of the wealthy