How to retire in 2019

How to retire in 2019

  Originally posted January 6, 2019. Last updated: March 5, 2019. What should I do if I’m planning to retire in 2019? Recently, one of Get Irked’s members asked if they should be worried about retiring this year given the market’s current fluctuations.   Don’t go...
Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 18

Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 18

The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 18 – December 17-21, 2018 Before We Begin…   Before we get started, I wanted to write a quick note to all of my fellow investors. The market is terrible right now. I’m not going to lie – it looks like it’s going to get worse...
What do you do with a Fed Meeting?

What do you do with a Fed Meeting?

The Fed meeting is at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow (12/19/2018) and the market WILL react. What do you do? At this point, analysts are almost evenly divided about what will happen to the markets after the Fed meeting. There are three possible outcomes:  ...
What’s the biggest mistake to avoid during market volatility?

What’s the biggest mistake to avoid during market volatility?

After today’s additional declines of more than 500 points in the Dow, 2.08% in the S&P and 2.27% in the NASDAQ plus the news that we’re on pace for the worst December in the markets since The Great Depression (yes, THAT Great Depression), it can be...
Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 17

Get Irked – Week in Review – Episode 17

The Get Irked Week in Review Episode 17 – December 10-14, 2018 In The Markets: Like a manic-depressive on an energy drink binge, the U.S.-China Trade War continues to fluctuate between great news and terrible news, creating huge volatility throughout the entire...