Portfolio Management: Handling the Complexities of Investing
Portfolio management is the process of keeping track of a group of investments, called a “portfolio,” with the goal of making the most money while taking the least amount of risk. A portfolio may contain a wide variety of investments, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and other types of investments. Portfolio management […]
Investing Made Simple: Which Strategies Will Work Best for You
Putting your money to work for you in the hopes of generating a return on your investment is what we mean when we talk about investing. A clear investment strategy is important if you want to make smart investment decisions, get the most out of your portfolio while minimizing risk, and do all of these […]
Retirees’ Retirement Savings Take a Hit: Examining the 23% 401(k) Loss in 2022
According to the Fidelity Investments report that was published on February 23, retirees saw an average decline of 23% in the value of their 401(k) savings in 2022. what can people who are already retired or who are getting close to retirement do to lessen the effect that market downturns have on their retirement accounts?
Why You Should Start Investing Now
There are a lot of good reasons for you to get started with investing. It’s true that starting to invest at a young age can yield greater returns, but it’s never too late to do so. If you currently find yourself thinking, “I’m not investing,” then consider these top reasons why you should change your […]
Why the Federal Reserve and U.S. Regulators Warn Banks of Cryptocurrencies After FTX’s Fall
The Federal Reserve and two other U.S. regulators sent a warning to banks about cryptocurrencies on January 3. The sudden failure of FTX, a cryptocurrency platform that was worth $32 billion before it filed for bankruptcy in November, has caused a lot of worry in the industry as a whole. The joint statement comes at […]
How Successful Investors Learn To Embrace the Suck and Reap Long-Term Rewards
There is a myriad of reasons why we are seeing weakness in the financial markets. We have been covering the inflation issue extensively over the past several years. We have also talked about the ridiculous easy money policies that were driven by excessive government spending. For all intents and purposes, the trillions of dollars in […]
How Markowski Investments Uses the World’s Top Portfolio Managers to Rebuild Your Nest Egg
When we first started Markowski Investments, the first program we initiated was our Account Repair Program. I am showing my old age here, but this was back in the prime days of the pump and dump boiler rooms and many investors that fell victim were most certainly in need of some serious account repair. I […]
Why You Should Focus on Dividend Paying Securities
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it most certainly rhymes. We have experienced seemingly countless market panics/selloffs/bear markets throughout our firm’s history. Each and every event had the mainstream narrative proclaiming the end of the world was going to be soon upon us. Important lesson: Never bet on the end of the world, it will only […]
The Simple Question We Ask When Rebuilding and Reallocating Assets
In one of my all-time favorite movies, Jaws, everyone’s favorite Narragansett beer drinking Captain Quint offers a warning to Hooper about his fancy equipment. Quint: What are you, some kind of half-assed astronaut? (While examining the shark cage.) Jesus H Christ, when I was a boy, every little squirt wanted to be a harpooner or […]
Stay Gold – Good Things Do Not Last Forever
I Cannot Thank You Enough. I hardly ever post anything on my personal Facebook page, aside from some yearly family photos or an occasional Proud Dad moment accomplishment from the kids. However, I have always loved logging on to see what the people that I have shared time with, and have impacted me throughout my […]