by Jeffrey Barnett | Feb 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the major inputs for retirement planning is how long you expect to live. Retirement calculators ask you to forecast your lifespan or number of years living in retirement. It’s a necessary input because longevity informs the estimated number of years your...
by Jeffrey Barnett | Dec 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Fintegrity’s investing philosophy is grounded in behavioral finance, understanding that emotion and psychology play a role when investors make decisions, sometimes causing them to behave in unpredictable or irrational ways that create opportunities and deviations from...
by Jeffrey Barnett | Sep 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Millions of Americans reported being adversely impacted by identity theft. According to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), identity theft was the second largest consumer complaint (after debt collection) in 2017. The most frequent type of identity theft is credit...
by Jeffrey Barnett | Sep 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Nearly 60% of Americans have no will, according to a recent survey by Care.com, creating difficulties for heirs when settling estates. More important, people with dependent children need a will to designate a guardian. Yet, they are less likely than average to have a...
by Jeffrey Barnett | Aug 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
As reported in the Wall Street Journal, the loan market has been flooded with inexperienced money. This has worsened lending standards even compared with the debt bubble in the 2008 banking crisis. Investors may want to consider three risks regarding their leveraged...
by Jeffrey Barnett | Aug 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Social security benefits make up 80% of most workers retirement income, according to Sita Nataraj Slavov, a professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. As a result, knowing how much you will receive in Social Security benefits is...
