FDIC asks Americans to keep their money in the banks

FDIC asks Americans to keep their money in the banks

Yesterday the Chair of the FDIC released an astonishing video asking Americans to keep their money in the bank. Accompanied by soft piano music playing in the background, the official said: “Your money is safe at the banks. The last thing you should be doing is...
Fed official: “If there’s a recession, don’t worry”

Fed official: “If there’s a recession, don’t worry”

Earlier this week I sent one of my team members to a banking conference here in Puerto Rico hosted by the Federal Reserve. It might strike you as strange that the Fed would be holding an event in Puerto Rico, but it’s not that unusual. Puerto Rico is a US territory...
How Screwed Up The Pension System Is

How Screwed Up The Pension System Is

Late last year, the investment management giant Morningstar published a report concluding that most people can either save money for retirement, or save money for their kids’ education… but NOT both. They make the economic realities very clear: parents have to choose...