Posts Tagged Mutual Fund Market

  • Fear and Greed Index Fear and Greed Index

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Really – what makes today’s stock and mutual fund markets so volatile? We hear about lots of influences that cause the stock market to bounce all over the place. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial A...

  • Re-Introducing “Choices” Re-Introducing “Choices”

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Earlier this year, we re-introduced our “Choices” workshops for our clients and potential clients. See our ad below promoting the June 7 and 9 evenings at Bennigans in Bettendorf. These workshops are in...

  • Protection without the Drama Revisited Protection without the Drama Revisited

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Our clients - following our annuity strategies – have not lost money due to market volatility. That’s because fixed index annuities are insurance products, so they are protected from losing principal as a r...

  • Goodbye to an Awful Ten Years Goodbye to an Awful Ten Years

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Thank goodness the first 10 years of this 21st century is in the past. Lots to be thankful for assuming we are enjoying good health and family good health. However, our retirement nest eggs have not enjoye...

  • Protection. Without all the drama. Protection. Without all the drama.

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Our financial practice focuses on the use of fixed and fixed-index annuities due to their safety from stock and mutual fund market downturns. What a roller coaster ride with the stock and mutual fund mar...