Bedel Blog

Alibaba is the Chinese version of Amazon and eBay. However, it is already larger than both of them combined! It just went public and investors can now buy its stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

If you have ever considered the purchase of a long-term care insurance policy, you may want to get serious. Fewer providers, increasing premium rates, and reduced benefits are changing the landscape.

Fifteen years ago this month, the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” burst onto the scene and into our collective conscience.

In today’s world everything comes with a “rule of thumb”. It’s a way to simplify a more complex formula into an easy-to-remember application. “If you spend 4% each year from your investment portfolio, you won’t run out of money.”

What stops you from getting financial advice? The three barriers that I hear most are fear of the price; guilt that you should “do it yourself”; and lack of confidence in choosing a trustworthy advisor.

The World Cup Soccer championship captures the interest of fans around the world every four years.

Divorce is a traumatic experience. Financial aspects can create great stress. Settlement decisions are hard to make if you don’t have a clear and complete understanding of the family’s current financial situation and what your future may look like.

Bitcoin has been in the news due to the largest on-line exchange, Mt. Gox, suspending trading in February 2014 and filing for protection from creditors.

To most of us, inflation means higher prices. The grocery bill goes up, it costs more to go to the movies and to buy a car. But, what else is impacted by inflation?

We live in a global community. Activities anywhere in the world can have an impact, positive or negative, on our investment markets. So, what about Russia and the Ukraine?

The GDP for the fourth quarter of 2013 was just released. It was lower than expected.

Humor can be the best teacher! Have you ever considered the life lessons portrayed in a Seinfeld episode? Many can be applied to investing.