Lately, it seems that we're bombarded with new articles or stories with every news cycle regarding our modern politics & its effect on the economy or stock market. Some days you just want to escape the craziness and the anxiety in every reporter's voice or headline. It can be downright exhaustin...

The recent stock market volatility, along with talk of tariffs and political uncertainty is creating some discomfort with many investors. The Economics area of TD Ameritrade published some thoughts recently regarding the remainder of 2018 & 2019.  Click here for more information.

Looking at a chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past 12 months helps provide context to the last few days. It reflects some of the technical reasons I mentioned in an earlier post.

First, the current level is still around 9.50% above its 200 day moving average (blue line), a key indi...

Suppose you just found out that someone recently opened a credit card account in your name. Concerned?  Then you find out it was the representative at your local branch who did it without your authorization.  Confused?  To make it worse, you find out that he, his manager, and even the CEO of the com...