by Tony Van Gelder | Mar 11, 2021 | Behavioral Finance, Housing, Investing
Blog “History Suggests Rising Interest Rates Are Good for Stocks” Over the past few weeks, the stock market has trended down. From Feb. 12th to March 8th the S&P 500 is down 2.8% and the Nasdaq is down 10.5%! While this is only a 3-week period it...
by Tony Van Gelder | Feb 5, 2021 | Housing, Retirement
Blog “Should I Use Retirement Savings to Pay Off the Mortgage?” Beginning retirement with no debt might sound appealing. After all, you’re on a fixed income, and it’s not unlikely that you’ll go back to work and start earning an income in your final years...
by Tony Van Gelder | Aug 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, Housing
Blog “The Coronavirus Housing Boom” If one thing is certain, we have all been spending more time in our homes over the past 6 months compared to the months and years prior. While many sectors of the economy have been negatively impacted from the...
by Tony Van Gelder | Jul 10, 2020 | Coronavirus, Housing
Blog “When Should I Refinance My Mortgage?” This week’s post is a revamped version of a post from 2019. With mortgage rates now at historic lows, we feel it is valuable to revisit this idea. Everybody loves to save money, and since we are in a period of...
by Tony Van Gelder | Dec 6, 2019 | Housing
“When Should I Re-Finance My Mortgage?” Everybody loves to save money, and since we are in a period of unprecedentedly low interest rates, the shiny object of refinancing can be an attractive proposition. But how do you know whether refinancing makes sense for...
by Tony Van Gelder | Sep 13, 2019 | Housing
“What to Consider when Buying a House”It’s the American Dream, right? Buying a home seems to be a rite of passage in the United States. A move that will take you from pretending to be an adult to actually being one. At least, that is what so many have...
