"Life unwinds like a cheap sweater, but since I gave up hope I feel a lot better. The truth gets blurred like a wet letter, but since I gave up hope I feel a lot better." –Singer-songwriter Steve Taylor. By Eric Coons Ever feel like you're dog-paddling upstream in a river of fools? Or that [...]
"Silver and gold, silver and gold. Everyone wishes for silver and gold. How do you measure its worth?- Silver and Gold, sung by Burl Ives. By Eric Coons My purpose for writing this is to encourage those concerned about the fate of the dollar and other global currencies to educate themselves more about precious [...]
A stock market index is an investing tool that tracks the performance of a group of stocks or assets, giving investors a quicker, more straightforward method of gauging the market or a market sector's overall health. Although many Americans believe stock market indexes are inventions of the modern information age, they've been around for over [...]
By Eric Coons Roth IRAs arrived as a retirement savings option in 1998 to great critical acclaim. Financial professionals lauded the tax-deferred growth and tax-free earnings withdrawals of Roths. Another popular feature of these accounts was that they were not subject to required minimum distributions (RMDs.) Initially, Roths weren't that widely available. There were [...]
