At the conclusion of the worst week for stocks since the heart of the financial crisis, you may be forgiven for feeling a serious case of whiplash. After all, it was just a week and a half ago when the S&P 500 index reached a new all-time high. Now the S&P, the Dow, the NASDAQ and the Russell 2000 index of small stocks have all fallen more than 10 percent from their previous highs.
Read MoreTwo back-to-back, brutal days of stock selling, which wiped out more than $1.7 trillion in value from the S&P 500, has prompted me to dust off a post that I always have handy: an investor protection plan.
Read MoreWarren Buffett released the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letter with the usual fanfare, though this year the news was likely to be tough. After all, the Oracle of Omaha’s Berkshire Hathaway delivered an 11 percent return to its investors, versus the 31.5 percent increase in the S&P 500.
Read MoreHere’s some good news on the savings front: retirement account balances hit record highs in Q4 2019, according to Fidelity Investments.
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