MCF Insights: What Good Are Those Buy, Sell and Hold Ratings?
Interestingly, an investor should have done the opposite in 2018
MCF Insights: Will FAANG be DeFanged in 2019
2018 was a volatile year for the FAANG stocks after a staggering 2017
MCF Insights: Your 2019 New Year's (Financial) Resolutions
A resolution for every month to help you gain financial independence
MCF Insights: The January Effect? Does it Matter in 2019?
The January Effect is a pattern exhibited by stocks in the last few trading days of December and the first few weeks of January. During this period, particularly starting in January, the theory is that stocks tend to rise.
MCF Insights: Could a Recession Be Just Around the Corner?
The U.S. economy is growing at the fastest pace in five years, American companies are earning record profits and unemployment is at the lowest level in almost half a century. So why are Wall Street and some economists suddenly worried about a recession?
MCF Insights: Social Security Gets a 2.8% Raise
In October of 2018, the Social Security Administration announced that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8% in 2019.