This first appeared on Money & Markets. Retiring is a little like having children. If you wait for the right time, it will never happen. I say this as I have two children of my own with a third on the way shortly. The middle of a pandemic-related recession isn’t an ideal time to be...Read More

I mentioned earlier this week that Warren Buffett was on the hunt for investments again, dropping $10 billion on Dominion Energy’s pipeline assets. Well, Mr. Buffett was in the news again. MarketWatch reported he had fully 43% in a single stock — Apple (AAPL). There are a couple of caveats. To start, we’re talking about Berkshire...Read More

Well, it finally happened. Warren Buffett put some of his massive cash hoard to work. He spent nearly $10 billion buying Dominion Energy’s natural gas pipelines and storage assets. Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s holding company, agreed to a $4 billion purchase of Dominion’s natural gas assets. It took on another $5.7 billion in the company’s debt....Read More

Comedian and newspaper columnist Will Rogers had the stock market figured out a century ago: “If it don’t go up, don’t buy it.” Alas, not every stock is a winner. Some are going to bomb on you, and knowing when to take a loss on stocks is a critically important part of investing. Take a look...Read More

The following first appeared on Money & Markets. It’s rough out there. With much of America still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate is the highest it’s been since the Great Depression. But even many Americans that still have jobs are seeing pay and benefit cuts. 401k matching is often one of...Read More