Figuring out a few things early in retirement planning Before getting too deeply into your retirement planning, you need to have a few things figured out. September 22, 2016
National sentiment remains bearish despite positives The S&P is close to all-time highs, and yet, the broad national sentiment remains very bearish. O August 11, 2016
Fear of the unknown dominates investment market In May of 2015, the S&P 500 made its most recent all-time high. At that time, it seemed as if there June 16, 2016
Deeper look at market factors makes them less scary With a tough start to the new year, I want to give you some information to help make informed decisi January 28, 2016
Stick with long-term investment strategy in 2016 It’s the time of year again here in investment land where you’re trying to make sense of the yea December 3, 2015
Economic statistics don’t tell the market’s entire story As I review the daily market news and read the economic comments from various sources, it occurs to November 5, 2015
Six steps to help guide your retirement planning Seventy-five years ago, retirement planning was generally pretty straightforward—you died. There w September 24, 2015
Stay cool during late summer stock market lull It’s August. The traders and the Fed are at the shore, so there’s sort of no reason to do any bu August 13, 2015
Eventual rate hike doesn’t doom investments For almost a year now, the financial media has been talking about all the real and imagined “what- June 18, 2015
A telling trip into the heart of oil fracking country I recently took the opportunity to visit and spend time in and around Williston, N.D., to see the fu May 21, 2015
Michael Maehl: Don’t start with numbers with planning retirement It’s been my experience over my career that people often will spend more time and effort planning April 23, 2015