by Charles Bobo | May 7, 2025 | Economy, Federal Interest Rates, Retirement Planning
CDs are a good source for short-term growth and targeted use Ascend’s new CD rates are still in the 5% range, higher than most other institutions. These are offered for a 6-month term, targeting short-term savers with a specific purpose for the funds. The CD...
by Charles Bobo | May 2, 2025 | Legacy Preparation, Retirement Planning
Personal Pensions create an income stream you cannot outlive Pensions have not gone the way of dinosaurs. Although pensions with a private company are rare, you now have the ability to create your own lifetime personal pension to pay you a steady stream of income —...
by Charles Bobo | Apr 14, 2025 | Economy, Tariffs
All eyes on Trump vs China in trade war over tariffs Wall Street posted solid gains Friday as big banks kicked off first-quarter earnings and investors closed the book on a turbulent week of wild swings driven by the turbulence of the trade war started by the Trump...
by Charles Bobo | Apr 5, 2025 | Federal Interest Rates, Retirement Planning
Trump feels with early Administration wins that lowering rates will help the economy further. Interest rates being reduced could help rebuild the economy. Trump is signaling some early wins for a strong recovery from recent high inflation experienced during the Biden...
by Charles Bobo | Mar 23, 2025 | Business Succession, Life Insurance
Do You have a Business Succession Plan? More than half of business owners have no plans for business succession if something unfortunate happens to them in the form of disability or death. Most are so busy building and managing, that they fail to plan for what cannot...
