by westlakeFi | May 23, 2019 | News, Opinion, Politics, Stock Market, Video
How can investor’s be prepared for the yearlong US-China trade war that has no endgame in sight? Weekly Newsletter Investor’s Advantage strives to support our community in their struggles to overcome the fear of finance, so we’ve developed and continually add to an...
by westlakeFi | May 20, 2019 | Article, Financial Management, News, Opinion, Politics, Stock Market
My audience may remember how early 2018 I referenced Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer at DoubleLine Capital for saying he believed the market would gain 15 percent before finishing in the red. He certainly called the loss for the year. I enjoyed the...
by westlakeFi | May 8, 2019 | Article, Financial Management, Stock Market
My how things have changed. It the good old days, the stock market reflected the real-world economy and the profits businesses extracted from it. These days, that’s no longer the case. The truth is, the “best economy ever” according to President Donald Trump, with...
by westlakeFi | May 6, 2019 | Article, Financial Management, Opinion, Stock Market
Larry Kudlow recently suggested there’d be no more interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve during his lifetime. Based on actuarial tables, the Director of the National Economic Council ,who turns 72 this year, should last another 13 years or so. In other words,...
by westlakeFi | Apr 25, 2019 | Article, Financial Management, Opinion, Retirement, Stock Market
Investing is for living too long. Life insurance is for dying too soon. We suggest keeping the two jobs separate as the work serves entirely different purposes. Typically we use insurance for dying and savings and investing for living after your last paycheck. Mixing...
by westlakeFi | Mar 28, 2019 | Article, Financial Management, Opinion, Retirement, Stock Market
Unlike just 15 years ago, many boomers are discovering that the large, high-end homes with their high-maintenance costs no longer fit their needs as they grow older. Oh, but younger people aren’t buying them. It wasn’t that long ago when boomer retirees were rushing...
