Frequently “Oaked” Questions

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You Asked, So We’ll Answer   FOQ: Can I lose all my money? Short: Nope. Long: We’ve all heard stories of someone’s cousin or whoever “losing it all in the market”. Here’s how that happens: Pick a stock, any stock, or maybe one you like (weed stocks are a popular pick these days, though slightly behind small pharmaceutical stocks racing for a virus cure). Put all your savings into that one stock, and if it’s anything like Enron or Sears or Pan Am or Lehman Brothers…poof! David Copperfield would be proud. For each of those high-profile bankruptcies, there are hundreds …

Forget the Markets for a Minute

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Life would never be the same. Banks weren’t too big to fail, and so nearly half of them had disappeared. “Bank runs” became the norm. Countries stopped trading. The market dropped 89%. One in every four households was without a breadwinner. Farmers abandoned their fields amid mass migration. Mulligan stew, complete with sawdust and lint, was often on the menu. Fresh off the excess of the Roaring 20’s, frugality infected an entire generation. For all these reasons, many thought the American Dream would forever be shattered. Life would never be the same. That was 1932.   It was the first …

What the CARES Act Means to Your Investments

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And who gets the $1200   Passed Friday, the CARES Act is making headlines for the check (or direct deposit, if the IRS has your banking info) many will receive soon. There are a few other details that may affect your investments, in a good way. Here’s what you need to know: Relief checks: Individuals with adjusted gross incomes up to $75,000 a year will be eligible for the full $1,200 check. For every $100 earned over $75,000, the check will be reduced by $5. That means that at $99,000 and over, you get nothing. Double these numbers for married …

Stay Up to Date With This Site

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And see the silver lining   We thought we should share this: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Before we found this site, we only knew of the total cases. Now we know how many people are getting through it, which is very encouraging. Pray for those who are fighting to get through it, and for the families of those who couldn’t. And be especially thankful that so many people have won or are winning their fight. This is not the knock-out punch. Generations past have had it much worse. This hurts bad, but we got this.   John, Bill, Mark & Melanie