Should Millennials Pay off Student Loans First, Before They Save for Retirement?
With the right planning, millennials can pay off student loans and save for retirement through a self-directed retirement plan Even though many millennials feel pressured to pay those student loans first, this is not necessarily a chicken-or-egg question. Although...
A Look at Emerging Industries for Self-Directed Investments
Tech-related and social factors are making the emerging cannabis, data security, blockchain and electric vehicle industries attractive to self-directed investors.
GE’s Fall off the Stock Market Cliff – a Lesson in the Value of Self-Direction
Over the past year, the value of General Electric Co.’s stock experienced a $140 billion drop. To give you an idea of the significance of this epic decline on the stock market, a Wall Street Journal article reported that this “was twice the amount that vanished when...
Women and the Retirement Readiness Financial Gap
Merrill Lynch, in partnership with Age Wave, released a study in April that reported on the savings and earnings levels for men and women on the road to retirement. Strikingly, the study showed that women still have a lot of work to do to close the retirement savings...