Author Archives: Joel Wenger

Article on the Current Wage Recession

The recession is bad job-wise, but it’s nothing compared to the wage recession. Buy hey, at least we’re on the upswing. Read more at investors.com: Job Recession Bad, But 5-Year Slump In Wages Is Worse

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Market Insight from JP Morgan – 1st Quarter 2013

A bit behind schedule (purely on my end), but here is the latest installment of  JP Morgan Asset Management’s quarterly market outlook. Each quarter, you can find this little gem of a PDF on JP Morgan’s Asset management website; a … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day:

Today’s quote comes courtesy of The Big Picture: “There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it’s only a hundred billion. It’s less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical … Continue reading →

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Do What You Love in 2013

Happy New Year!  Now that the parties are over, it’s time to review your achievements from last year, the things you want to do better, and what you’re no longer going to do. But how do you know whether these … Continue reading →

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Safe Investing Articles from Around the Web

Some interesting reads to end your holiday week: 7 Retirement Planning Myths Debunked (Yahoo! Finance) 6 Biggest Investing Lessons of 2012 (The Reformed Broker) 2012 Was Good for Stocks, Bad for Stock Pundits (WSJ) Doug Kass nails it! How to … Continue reading →

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Worried about the Fiscal Cliff? Don’t Be!

Two great articles on the upcoming “fiscal cliff”: How important is the fiscal cliff for investors? Hint: Not very (The Big Picture) Those Idiotic ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Countdown Clocks? All Wrong (The Big Picture)

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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