Interest Rates: A Race to the Bottom?
Business / Economics / Economy / finance / Financial / interest rates / Investing / personal finance / Saving for retirement / US Government / US Markets / World Markets

Interest Rates: A Race to the Bottom?

This month’s move by the Federal Reserve Bank to lower interest rates for the first time in a decade may prove to be a “boondoggle”. This was done on the backdrop of all the economic indicators in the U.S. posting continuously showing record employment, rising wages, all time historic high stock index prices, and record … Continue reading

Capital Accumulation: The Holy Grail
Capital / personal finance / Saving for retirement

Capital Accumulation: The Holy Grail

Every financial services guy I see touts some kind of common sense guide for “capital accumulation” targeted at young twenty and thirty “somethings”. Then there are always the guides for the 40-60 age groups that borders between crisis management and locking the windows. A lot of it makes sense and is really the realization similar … Continue reading

Dealing with Aging Parents and Finance
Family Loans / Financial / Lending / Loaning to family members / Saving for retirement

Dealing with Aging Parents and Finance

The subject is like walking through a mine field; blindfolded. I am sure all people have an opinion ranging from idealistic views of childhood sitcoms to heart breaking dramas and horror stories. I want to talk to the people who have to support their parent or parents, and not all you trust fund kids or … Continue reading

Two weeks in—how to make your 2014 New Year’s Resolutions stick
Family Loans / Financial / Goals / Private Equity / Saving for retirement / Wealth

Two weeks in—how to make your 2014 New Year’s Resolutions stick

I thought I’d wait a couple of weeks to make sure that this article was relevant. We have all made our New Year’s resolutions of self improvement in life, work, love, and finance. With a high probability, these self-imposed goals are a distant memory or on “tomorrow we start” to do list. So how can … Continue reading