Sisyphus was the founder and king of Corinth. He was known as being a very crafty fellow throughout his life but he saved his greatest triumph for last. When the god Hades came to claim him personally for the kingdom of the dead he brought a pair of handcuffs with him which at the time […]
Bumping my head on my desk and waking up in a puddle of my own saliva was a common occurrence during my college mathematics class. Maybe it was the unintelligible accent of the graduate student teaching the class or possibly the fact that I was dumb enough to schedule the class at 8:00 AM knowing […]
In order to see healthy investment returns it is necessary to take on some risk. However by not managing risk through various tools such as asset allocation, covered calls, and stop-losses you will sooner or later get steam-rolled financially. Whereas compounding interest can sow windfalls over time, there is a brutal side to math that […]
Usually nothing surprises me when in comes to investment fraud, however, I actually had to do a double-take while reading a piece in this past months Investment News. The magazine reported that Waddell & Reed Financial is now looking to its 2,600 advisers to sell more proprietary (in house) mutual funds. This is according to […]
“How did you know that tech stocks were going to collapse?” That is a question I have peppered with countless times over the past five years. I have answered it politely in many different ways always doing my best to use humor and metaphor to soften the blow. Now that we have just passed the […]
A recent study conducted by the Investment Company Institute found that mutual fund ownership is on the rise after two years of decline. This is an encouraging signal which Americans are starting to save more money. When speaking with investors most state that retirement saving is their number one priority. However, most are not planning […]
Own your own home. Own your own business. Own your own retirement. Own your own health insurance. Unlike many other financial planners we at Markowski Investments believe that in order to the meet the goals and dreams of our clients we need to take the proverbial bull by the horns and own the future. A […]
Infomercials drive me nuts. However, they must be working somewhere because they now are on television 24/7. One of the longest running and ever annoying infomercials out there is the “Set it…and forget it” rotisserie oven. This irritating man wearing more make-up than a circus clown, spewing his nonsensical drivel that by using his magic […]
I told you that a big Microsoft dividend was coming. Microsoft may be the first of the technology companies to step up to the plate, but I have a suspicion they will not be the last. Currently, there are numerous technology companies sitting on a record amount of cash. In the most recent quarter, S&P […]
This past month, Jonathan Clements of the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting piece regarding financial independence. Many of the points he made in his article were quite similar to many of the sentiments I try to get across on the radio show. His premise was that financial independence and freedom are goals that everyone […]