by Roger L. Merrill | Oct 5, 2017
PEAK to PEAK – 10 Years Since the Crash October 9th is exactly ten years from the day that the stock market peaked prior to the Financial Panic of 2008. It was quite a decade; but what if you had known beforehand that the following events were going to occur:...
by Roger L. Merrill | Sep 6, 2017
Over the past few days, Hurricane Harvey has left physical destruction and human tragedy in its wake. This record-setting storm will certainly take its place with other major hurricanes, including Katrina and Sandy, in American history. Both Texas and Louisiana have...
by Roger L. Merrill | Apr 18, 2017
While many investors have taken advantage of the six-year rally in U.S. stocks, they may have overlooked attractive opportunities overseas. Despite the recent struggles of some international markets, there are powerful reasons to look outside the U.S. for equity...
by Roger L. Merrill | Mar 23, 2017
A child born 22 years ago is now scheduled to graduate from an average 4-year public in-state college. If his parents had invested a mere $140 per month, earning 6% per year1, they would have had the $76,974 needed to pay the child’s education, fees, room and board...
by Roger L. Merrill | Mar 15, 2017
“So should I cash out of the stock market?” This is the question often heard from those liberal-leaning investors in the last few months. They are worried that the combination of high share prices and an erratic president mean that the only direction for stocks is...
by Roger L. Merrill | Feb 23, 2017
Out of all of President Trump’s proposals, the one that should help the economy the most is corporate tax reform. Typically, corporate profits are subject to two layers of tax: first, when the company earns the money; second, when that same money flows to shareholders...
