The stock markets are crashing but financial analysts are concerned more about the bond markets. I had not really paid attention to understanding bonds because they were not talked about as much when things were normal so it did not seem important. But nowadays when there is so much turmoil around ...
Why do recessions occur in the economy?
Are we in a recession? This is the question on everybody’s minds and you get different answers based on who you ask. For me when there is consistent bad economic news and I am worried about my job, I would say that feels like a recession to me. More recently that is what I have been feeling with the ...
How the US debt impacts you?
These days there is a lot of talk around the US government cutting spending and reducing its debt. The worry is that the US government already has a lot of debt and we all know that too much debt is not a good thing. It is easy to understand the debt issue for an individual because we can all relate ...
Which is a better financial option: Pay off mortgage or Invest in stocks?
What is a better financial choice: Pay off mortgage or Invest in stocks?
I have a house mortgage that has about 27 years to go, which feels like a lifetime. Whenever there is some extra cash left at the end of the month I am in a fix whether I should invest that money or pay off my mortgage. The investing option sounds exciting as there is so much talk about the impact ...