by Cliff Jarvis | Jun 27, 2016 | Economy, Politics & the Economy
Sixty years ago, the nations of Europe began uniting under one European Union. The first goal was to define themselves as Europeans instead of separate nationalities which repeatedly started a war with each other. The second goal was to integrate their economies to...
by Michael Lecours | Jun 22, 2016 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Personal Development, Uncategorized
New research on the relationship between happiness and income is changing the rule of thumb. For years, it has been touted that an annual income of $75,000 is ideal and earning more than that results in a diminishing return of happiness. Contrary to the old rule of...
by Michael Lecours | May 19, 2016 | Economy, Uncategorized
Becoming a multi-millionaire is a realistic goal, especially for recent college graduates. In fact, they only need to do one thing – save. If 20-somethings save consistently, start saving early and invest it in the markets, there is a good chance that by the time they...
by Cliff Jarvis | May 6, 2016 | Economy
The Fair Value concept holds that stocks, and the market in aggregate, have a value based on past, current, and future estimates of earnings. To oversimplify, when you buy a stock, you buy a piece of a business. The questions to ask when buying a stock are what has...
by Michael Lecours | May 6, 2016 | Economy, Uncategorized
Connecticut is becoming the second state in the country to mandate retirement savings. The controversial bill will force most employers (not currently offering a retirement plan) to offer automatic enrollment for employees in a state sponsored plan. Details and...
by Michael Lecours | Apr 24, 2016 | Economy, Taxes, Uncategorized
As of today, the taxpayers of the United States have collectively earned enough money to pay the Federal government’s tax bill for the year. Bad news, it doesn’t include State Tax Freedom Day, which for Connecticut is May 21st (The latest of all 50 states). Interested...
