\u201cIt’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.\u201d\u2015 Joseph Conrad<\/a>, An Outcast of the Islands<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n What a fitting quote from a literary giant of the twentieth century, a writer whose stories often pitted man against nature…an indifferent <\/em>and relentless <\/em>nature quick to penalize one\u2019s mistakes.<\/p>\n And what an appropriate analogy to use when depicting the stripe of our stock market. Indeed, savvy investors remain hopeful at best that their astute selections will help them achieve their retirement goals. At the same time, the markets care less, of course, that we need money for retirement, or to pay medical bills. It rocks-and-rolls on a fevered pitch because it\u2019s influenced, for the most part, by factors beyond our control.<\/p>\n ‘Contributing’ to our retirement is only part of the formula…<\/strong><\/p>\n However, we remain optimistic that by simply making<\/em> contributions to our retirement funds and other savings accounts, that somehow our financial goals will be (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cIt’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.\u201d\u2015 Joseph Conrad, An Outcast of the Islands What a fitting quote from a literary giant of the twentieth century, a writer whose stories often pitted man against nature…an…<\/span><\/p>\n