The drama of a presidential election can lead to investment mistakes.That’s according to Isaac Wright, who says we need to turn the current excitement level down a few notches. Using history as a guide, he explains why investors would be well advised not to let the election influence their decisions. Meanwhile, bond yields continue to drop despite the reports that our economy is improving. There are a number of reasons for the disappointing numbers, as Russ Koesterich writes for Advisor Perspectives. One of the largest expenses most families will ever face is a college education. Fortunately, there are new developments that can help you maximize financial aid. Bernice Napach summarizes the new Federal Student Aid rules for ThinkAdvisor.

Don’t Let Election Drama Sway Your Investment Decisions–  Think back to four years ago, when media outlets and economic pundits were doing their thing.  The economic sky was falling. Whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney was to be elected president, the United States would be unable to pay its bills. The stock market would drop to perilous levels, perhaps as much as 30%.  That level of drama went on for months.  Now here we are four years later, and the drama is on par with where it was then, but this time, we started hearing it even earlier.  Isaac Wright’s advice in this Kiplinger article is, “Don’t buy into it.” Read more…

Don’t Blame The U.S. For The Yield Meltdown–  This month added another bizarre chapter to the seemingly endless drop in bond yields. The non-farm payroll report, generally considered the key economic statistic of the month, came in 100,000 above consensus. Bond yields should have soared on the news, since ordinarily investors would interpret it as a sign of a strengthening economy and sell bonds. Instead, the 30-year Treasury bond advanced, pushing yields down to record lows. Read more…

New College Financial Aid Strategies–  Paying for a college education is one of the biggest outlays any family will ever make, so they should take notice of several new developments that can help finance rising college costs. Read more…

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