Kevin Kroskey's Money & Mind

Unfortunately for consumers, the financial advice profession is clear as mud. The large Wall Street firms aim to keep it this way with their deep pockets and lobbying efforts, because less transparency equates to greater profits. Ultimately, consumers want advice but are often simply sold product. Watch the video below for a short and amusing analogy of the issue and to gain greater clarity. - Kevin Kroskey, CFP, MBA

As a recent Newsweek cover asked, "Are We All Socialists Now?" And if so, should U.S. equity investors be alarmed by the prospect of greater government intervention in the economy? Historical data looking at this very question may be surprising to you. Click the link below to watch a short 6 minute video, which provides some objective comparisons of stock market returns from the more free-market system in the U.S. compared to the returns from more interventionist governments from around the world. The evidence suggests that government intervention is just one factor among many affecting stock returns, and that an above-average degree of intervention is not necessarily associated with below-average returns. https://admin.acrobat.com/_a772887163/governmentinterventionandstockreturns/ To Your Prosperity ~ Kevin Kroskey