My Ten Questions to Ask a Financial Pro:
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Stock investors are coming off the worst week in two years, leading to the inevitable question: What should I do when the market drops? The answer for long-term investors is clear: nothing.
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In the topsy-turvy, bizarro land of Wall Street, sometimes a bit of good news about the
economy can be bad news for investors. The economy added 200,000 jobs in January,
higher than last year’s monthly average of about 170,000. The unemployment rate
remained at a 17-year of 4.1 percent; and perhaps most encouraging, annual hourly
earnings jumped by 2.9 percent, the fastest pace since the recession. (The figure does
not include special one-time, tax-related bonuses that have thus far helped about two
percent of workers.)
It’s open enrollment season, but if you are like most people, you will probably default to what you did last year. That’s a shame, because spending some time with your options can help you save money. Health Insurance: For the 151 million Americans, who participate in employer-sponsored health insurance plans, there is some good news: the pace of premium increases is slowing down.
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