Four Really Good Reasons to Invest Presented by Marc Aarons Forty-two percent of Americans do not own any stocks or stock-related investments, according to a recent Gallup poll.1 Individuals may cite different reasons for not investing, but with important long-term financial goals, such as retirement, in the balance, the reasons may not be good enough. […]

Creating a Retirement Strategy Most people just invest for the future. You have a chance to do more. Provided by Marc Aarons   Across the country, people are saving for that “someday” called retirement. Someday, their careers will end. Someday, they may live off their savings or investments, plus Social Security.  They know this, but […]

THE RETIREMENT REALITY CHECK Little things to keep in mind for life after work.   Presented by Marc Aarons      Decades ago, there was a book entitled What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School. Perhaps someday, another book will appear to discuss certain aspects of the retirement experience that go unrecognized – […]

  A practical financial checklist for the future.  Provided by Marc Aarons When our parents retired, living to 75 amounted to a nice long life, and Social Security was often supplemented by a pension. The Social Security Administration estimates that today’s average 65-year-old woman will live to age 86½. Given these projections, it appears that […]

Look beyond this moment and stay focused on your long-term objectives.  Provided by Marc Aarons Marc@OCMoneyManagers.com  Volatility will always be around on Wall Street, and as you invest for the long term, you must learn to tolerate it. Rocky moments, fortunately, are not the norm.   Since the end of World War II, there have been […]

  Provided by Marc Aarons @ Money Managers Inc. When will the stock market stabilize? As the last trading week of August began, worried investors wondered just that. Gains for the major indices were hard to imagine at Monday’s opening bell, but few imagined the Dow Jones Industrial Average would drop 1,089 points as trading […]

In light of a recent SCOTUS ruling, this is a good time to double-check.  Provided by Marc Aarons @ Money Managers Inc.   How often do plan sponsors check up on 401(k)s? Not as often as they should, perhaps. A recent legal development seems to call for greater supervision of these plans from employers – […]

A look at the winners, losers & terms. Provided by Marc Aarons @ Money Managers Inc. It looks like Greece will stay in the euro. After eurozone finance ministers pulled an all-nighter, negotiating for 17 hours into early Monday morning, the government of the beleaguered nation accepted the latest bailout terms offered by its creditors. […]

Key lessons for retirement savers.  Provided by Marc Aarons @ Money Managers Inc.  You learn lessons as you invest in pursuit of long-run goals. Some of these lessons are conveyed and reinforced when you begin saving for retirement, and others you glean along the way.     First & foremost, you learn to shut out much […]