Alan MacDonald

During more than two decades working in financial services, I’ve met no fewer than four lottery winners. Their wins weren’t small; the least was $2

Most of us view retirement as the inevitable final chapter of our work life. We go to school, we hit the job market, we work

The week that ended September 24th saw a rally in the “Dow” (The Dow Jones Industrial average) of 9.5%, the second best monthly performance in

It’s getting pretty tough these days not to be at least a little depressed about our portfolios. We’ve endured one of the worst decades in

Most people think of their financial affairs solely in terms of investments. Well, investments are certainly important; but there are many other financial issues that

There is no doubt we are living in times of austerity. There are many different reasons, but most people are scaling back their lifestyles. For