By Mark Wendell 

No matter your demographic, there are certain financial principals in a capitalistic economic system that are truisms: Educate yourself, work hard, persevere, save and invest dollars now for the future, and later live more happily ever after. Having extra funds in the future will buy you more freedom when you will want it most. Work. Invest. Dream. 

By Mark Wendell

By: Mark Wendell

Asset Backed Securities
An asset-backed security is a security whose income payments and value are derived from and collateralized by a specified pool of underlying assets. These asset-backed securities are bonds or notes that are backed by assets such as credit cards, accounts receivable, auto loans, commercial loans, home equity loans, and commercial assets.

By: Mark Wendell

By: Mark Wendell

By: Mark Wendell

By Mark Wendell

To a large degree, Wall Street markets move on the daily predictions of ‘experts,’ - journalists, columnists, and media economists - who make magical prognostications based on patterns they claim to perceive in the ever-shifting kaleidoscope of USA and global economic activity.

By: Mark Wendell and Karl Knickmeyer

Einstein: Try not to become a man of success but a man of value. (He and She)
Vince Lombardi: The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

By Mark Wendell
The United States economy consists of millions of people engaged in many activities –
buying, selling, trading, computing, doctoring, teaching, manufacturing, etc. Intersecting
these activities is a central bank of the government, The Federal Reserve, who implements