Playing the Long Game: Value Investing in the Modern Age
“Buy low, sell high” is every investor’s mantra, though it’s rarely as simple as it sounds. All market participants — whether professional wealth managers, retail investors, or speculators — hope to buy stocks or securities that will rise in price within a targeted...
Want to Practice Social Impact Investing? Try These 3 Tips
When you purchase stock or other forms of equity, you’re providing financial support to the company that issues it. Publicly traded companies rely on shareholder money to finance their operations, and some of them reward shareholder loyalty with dividends or stock...
What Does a Chicago Bankruptcy or an Illinois Bankruptcy End Game Look Like?
Photo by shellybychowskishots “How did you go bankrupt?’” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” – Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises Chicago and Illinois are in dire financial straits as a result of decades of...
Fixed Annuities
Photo by SecondSide Fixed annuities are complicated, expensive products that are marketed by insurance companies. While most investors should avoid fixed annuities, only those older investors who want guaranteed, predictable income and want to offset longevity risk...
