The Wiser Wealth Blog
Dividends on the decline
Dividends on the Decline The Wall Street Journal reported today that 83 publicly traded US companies have suspended or canceled dividends in 2020 and 142 companies have reduced dividends thus [...]
Understanding Risk Tolerance
What exactly is risk tolerance? By definition, it is the measure of an investor’s willingness to accept risk. Understanding your risk tolerance is essential to understanding how much loss you [...]
Financial Crisis Survival Tactics
Just a few months ago, unemployment was at a record low. Now with 22 million people unemployed, there is a good chance that many families across the country are suddenly [...]
Small Business Relief
Small businesses across the country run America. More people are employed by small businesses than any other size. It makes sense that to help the economy fight COVID-19 with the [...]
Buyer Beware: Life insurance targeting college parents
A recurring and concerning theme we have heard about recently at Wiser Wealth Management is college prep “counselors” and insurance agents pushing whole life insurance as the miracle college savings [...]
Are We Going to Be Ok?
I drove to the office Friday morning after the state of Georgia mandated shelter in place (my business allows me to be essential). My commute is only 3 miles, but [...]
Volatile markets: Don’t rely on headlines
Falling and volatile markets and drastic headlines can tempt individuals to abandon their long-term investing plans. Their thinking might go something like, let’s wait until it’s over, hoping to catch [...]
What is loss aversion and how to avoid it?
Loss aversion refers to people's tendency to prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains: loss aversion implies that someone who loses $100 will be more disappointed than another person will [...]
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