Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Ron Jagels

01/02/2024

In our latest Market Compass, Principal and Senior Investment Strategist Mona Mahajan shares our outlook for the economy, the Federal Reserve and inflation, as well as portfolio positioning as we enter the new year.

Our Monthly Market Compass helps keep you in the know but also looks ahead to what may be down the road. In this video series, our investment strategists share their thoughts on the latest market and economic developments, and offer investing tips you can use as you work toward your long-term financ...

11/06/2023

Concerned about market volatility? Our Managing Partner Penny Pennington shares why it’s critical to take the emotion out of investing.

Managing Partner Penny Pennington talks about how to invest in a volatile market.

09/25/2023

Research shows that we—not our genes—have a great deal more control over our cognitive health than we may realize. Here are some simple steps that can help protect your most valuable asset: your brain.

Here are some simple, evidence-based steps that can significantly protect your brain

09/11/2023

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. A growing number of scams are targeting investors and their money. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to help protect yourself. Here are some tips to help keep you cyber-safe:

Following time-tested investment principles can help you manage risk. But did you know some of these tips can also work to help keep you cyber safe?

07/06/2023

You have to worry about a lot of numbers in retirement. But dollars and cents aside, there’s one surprising number you may take for granted. Here are five questions to consider when assessing the “where” in your retirement planning.

Retirement planning is all about numbers. Yet, there’s one number most of us take for granted or don’t even consider.

06/05/2023

Your credit score has a big impact on your ability to buy a home. We have 7 actions you can take to work on improving your score!

Why establishing and maintaining strong credit matters so much for your financial health. From Edward Jones and EVERFI

05/18/2023

After a strong start to the year, market volatility seems to have returned. While we would expect market volatility to continue near-term, we are also watching for key inflection points that may indicate the early innings of a more sustainable rally ahead. We highlight three potential conditions that we believe would support better market returns longer term: 1) inflation moving lower, 2) the Federal Reserve pausing its rate-hiking cycle, and 3) earnings revisions bottoming.

A summary of last week's market highlights and economic news.

05/04/2023

While headlines are likely to focus on the risks to the economy, we think conditions warrant a more positive outlook.

Our Monthly Market Compass helps keep you in the know about changes in the market, but also looks ahead to what may be down the road.

03/29/2023

Women are at higher risk of needing long-term care (Society of Actuaries, 2018). Here are some questions you can ask yourself now to help ensure the future you want.

03/24/2023

People are living longer in retirement than ever. In fact, forty percent of women are likely to reach the age of 90. Here are three reasons why you could benefit from retiring later.

Postponing retirement for just a few years, or even months, can have a big impact on your savings.

03/23/2023

Retirement might seem a long way off, but it's never too early to start preparing – especially if you're a woman. Women can lose hundreds of thousands in retirement savings because studies show they have less saved than men. Here are some tips to close that gap, and be ready for retirement.

Investing, saving, and borrowing are the same for men and women, as well as the same rules for both. They may, however, be facing very different circumstances and making very different choices. Preparing for retirement is particularly challenging because of this divide.

03/15/2023

Below is just one challenge women face in securing their financial future. Because women tend to earn less than men over their working years, their ability to prepare for retirement is hit on two fronts: it's harder to save, and those lower earnings translate to lower Social Security benefits. Let's discuss how to take this into account when saving for retirement.