We all remember the jump in the GameStop shares created by the “amateur” investors and how it upset the “established” WallStreet investors. GameStop shares soared from ~$17/share to ~$347/share in less than 2 weeks.
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ERISA
What is ERISA?
“ERISA is a federal law that sets minimum standards for retirement plans in private industry.”
“The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, protects the assets of millions of Americans so that funds placed in retirement plans during their working lives will be there when they retire.”
from: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
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2020 Credit Review
2020 has been a challenging year for most of us. Below you will find a quick summary of the 2020 Credit Review.
COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic that started in China at the end of 2019 started expanding throughout the world at the beginning of 2020.
Many of us know of friends, family, acquaintances that contracted the virus and some have died.
The US Economy
As the deadly virus was spreading in the USA, our economy was shut down by closing businesses and limiting the physical interaction in an attempt to slow down the spread of the virus. However, the saying “it spreads like a virus” was based on facts and it happened in 2020. Many businesses closed down for good as a result of the shut-down and the unemployment raised to high numbers. It is now predicted that the Chinese economy will surpass the US economy by 2028, earlier than previously predicted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Stock Market
After the big dip at the beginning of 2020, after the pandemic news hit the USA, the Stock Market came back strong at its highest levels by December.
Interest Rates
Nevertheless the 2020 turmoil, the interest rates continued to be low. Thus, the real estate market has done very well as buyers took advantage of the low interest rates to get loans and invest in real-estate.
Many know that owning real-estate helps increase credit scores for some.
Credit Scores
Banks allowed creditors to defer their monthly credit card payments for few months beginning from March without reporting them as late with the credit reporting agencies. That helped many of us from having our credit scores drop as we awaited the government financial help.
Happy New Year! 2021
As we are now awaiting the second stimulus checks, we are hoping for a better, brighter and a healthier 2021.
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