Welcome to the end of the week! Just sit back, relax, and enjoy this weeks roundup of interesting reads in another edition of Happy Hour.
30 Sec Econ Review
Negative Rates in Europe
The European Central Bank announced negative rates this week, along with a few other measures, to help move it forward. Much like QE helped to lower rates, increase borrowing, and grow the economy, this is expected to do the same.
At the beginning of the year I pointed out how Europe is following a similar path as the US. If this is true, the results should be the same – higher stock prices, lower rates. Continue Reading…

A successful plan to save more money is very straight forward. Set aside a decent chunk of your income early and let the
The growth and popularity of index investing has provided investors with a great opportunity to move their money away from higher cost mutual funds. However, low costs aren’t the only thing you need to consider these days.