Posts about Risks

Wise Decisions with Retirement in Mind

Certain financial & lifestyle choices may lead you toward a better future.  Provided by Marc Aarons  Some retirees succeed at realizing the life they want; others don’t. Fate aside, it isn’t merely a matter of investment decisions that makes the difference. There are certain dos and don’ts – some less apparent than others – that […]

Interest Rates and Your Mortgage

What you need to know. Provided by Marc Aarons With the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates at or near zero, you may wonder about your mortgage. Is it a good time to refinance or even pay off the debt entirely? After all, your mortgage is one of the biggest expenses you may have in life, […]

Long-Term Rates Are Creeping Higher

What’s fueling the rally?  Provided by Marc Aarons With all the election chatter and stock market volatility, it may have been easy to miss the ongoing uptrend in long-term interest rates. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond is sitting just below 1%. Just a few short months ago, the 10-year was yielding roughly 0.5%.1 […]