Are We Entering A 2020 Recession?

Are We Entering A 2020 Recession?

According to Bloomberg, there’s a 53% chance that we’ll drop into a recession in 2020.  The stock market saw massive drops last Monday and Thursday, enough to trigger automatic safety mechanisms that temporarily shut down the stock market. That’s a big...
Indexing the Entire US Stock Market: VTI vs VTSAX

Indexing the Entire US Stock Market: VTI vs VTSAX

Summary: The VTI and VTSAX are both funds that track the investment return of the overall U.S stock market. The VTI is an exchange traded fund with no minimum investment and a .03% expense ratio. It trades as an ordinary stock would. The VTSAX is a mutual fund with a...
What’s A Backdoor Roth IRA?

What’s A Backdoor Roth IRA?

A backdoor IRA is not nearly as sketchy as it seems. It’s a totally legal way of getting all of the advantages of a Roth IRA even if you make more than the annual income limit for a regular Roth IRA. It’s simple: you put funds into a traditional IRA, roll over those...