What percentage of your yearly salary do you really need to save in order to have a comfortable retirement? Anthony Saccaro, ChFC, answers during this week’s edition of our radio show. Posted on: November 12, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
With the big election this Tuesday, should we be optimistic about the economy? How will the market react? We discuss during this week’s edition of our show. Posted on: November 5, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
If you repeatedly stretch and release a rubber band, what will eventually happen to it? It will snap. Since the summer of 2015, our market has had 3 dips of over 12%, but has recovered every time, giving many a false sense of security. Why we think the next dip may stretch the market rubber band to the breaking point – listen to this week’s show. Posted on: October 29, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
The stock market had two 50% crashes during the past 15 years (in 2000 and 2008). If you were to hold a stock or indexed fund during this time, you would have earned around 2% rate of return compound. Is that worth the risk? Why we think it’s not, and where you can put your money for higher returns with no risk. Posted on: October 15, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
As they get close to retirement, baby boomers are curtailing their spending, focusing on paying off debt and saving money. As a generation that is 4 times larger than any other in history, baby boomers’ spending habits (or lack thereof) profoundly influence corporate profits and the economy as a whole. For more, listen to this week’s edition of our radio show. Posted on: September 24, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
Retirement is a matter of receiving income without working. How should we build up our assets so that when we retire we can turn them into an income stream we can’t outlive? Don’t miss this week’s edition of the Providence Financial Retirement Show. Posted on: September 10, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
Are your sources of income safe as you approach retirement? How to not run out of money before you run out of years during this week’s edition of our radio show. Posted on: September 3, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
Over the past few years, we’ve successfully borrowed our way to a “good” economy and a stock market high unsupported by the real numbers. What will happen when it’s payback time? Find out during this week’s show. Posted on: August 27, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
The U.S. economy is the cleanest dirty shirt in the global laundry basket. Its performance numbers are artificially inflated, leading to an artificially inflated market with massive volatility. We are at a high point this week, but how long will it last? Posted on: August 13, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show
1 in 7 americans (47 million) are on food stamps. Unemployment numbers are under-reported. Social Security is going bankrupt and the government has acquired more debt in the last 6 years than ever in history to pay for what we believe is a depression reminiscent of 1929. How do we protect ourselves? Listen to this week’s show. Posted on: August 6, 2016 by: tracycookin: Radio Show