by lindapowell | Mar 7, 2017 | Articles, Economic Updates
March 2017 THE MONTH IN BRIEF February was a great month for stocks and a historic month for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The blue chips closed at record highs for 12 straight trading sessions, a feat unmatched for 30 years. The S&P 500 gained 3.72%...
by lindapowell | Feb 14, 2017 | Articles, Kristin's Chronicles
When I was a kid, my grandmother’s house was my favorite place in the summer. Filled with cousins, aunts, uncles, dogs, and time to run around, we exhausted ourselves and mostly kept out of trouble (I’ll only say I wasn’t involved in the ding-dong doorbell...
by lindapowell | Feb 14, 2017 | Articles, In The News
Will you have enough money to make ends meet? You may have heard that people spend less once they are retired. Statistically, that is true. The question is whether a retiree has enough income to meet his or her expenses. Ideally, retirees should be able to live...
by lindapowell | Feb 8, 2017 | Articles, Economic Updates
February 2017 THE MONTH IN BRIEF Stocks advanced again in January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 20,000 for the first time, and the S&P 500 gained 1.79% on the month. As January ended, politics took center stage: investors focused...
