How do 401(k) loans work?
Whereas with a traditional loan you make payments to a lender, with a 401(k) loan you are borrowing from your own account. Loan payments (interest and principal) are paid by the borrower back to their own account, and are typically handled...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of September 17th, 2018
Economy: Collapsing Investment Doesn't Mean Collapsing China - click here
Investors have placed a great deal of worry on the collapsing rate of investment in China due to the crackdown on shadow banking. However, behind that headline is a...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of September 10th, 2018
Investing: What We Need to Fight The Next Financial Crisis - click here
While we don't know when the next financial crisis will occur we do know that it will indeed happen. In this opinion piece at the WSJ...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of August 20th, 2018
Interest Rates: Will Jay Powell Blink At Reducing Fed Portfolio - click here
One of the most prevalent themes in the marketplace today is Fed and interest rates. While receiving less attention, but equally important, is how the Fed will...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of August 20th, 2018
Interest Rates: Trump Complains About Rising Rates - click here
A common theme in the financial news media is that President Trump has been complaining about the Fed's plan to increase interest rates over time. He feels that these moves...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of August 13th, 2018
Economy: The Trouble With Trucking - click here
The economy by all measures is performing well. Earnings for corporations are up, there are more jobs available than workers and families net-worths have risen significantly. Yet for parts of the population...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of August 6th, 2018
Investing: Firm Behind Some of Silicon Valley's Big Money Making Moments - click here
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that is having quite a year in Silicon Valley and is beginning to get noticed. Previously they had been...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of July 23rd, 2018
Fixed Income: Prolonged Slump in Bond Liquidity Rattles Markets - click here
The regulations born out of the financial crisis have helped shore up banks and make them more secure. However, one of the major outcomes of the regulation was...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of July 16th, 2018
Economics: What Game Theory Says About Trump's Strategy - click here
Mohamed A El-Erian is one of the world's most public economists. His work at Pimco was rewarding and produced great returns for the firm's investors. As a result when...
The Week's Best Articles: Week of July 9th, 2018
Retail: Brick and Mortar Isn't Dead - click here
A great deal has been made about the difficult situation that traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are facing. This article from Forbes looks at the changing landscape and points out that just because...