AZ Now Biz Author: Michael Cochell

Michael Cochell

About Michael Cochell

Michael Cochell is associate vice president of Jacob Gold & Associates. For the last 14 years, Cochell has helped thousands of households organize and manage their personal financial affairs in the areas of banking and finance. He is an investment adviser representative and is registered with FINRA and holds Series 7, 63, 65 licenses, and is a graduate of Arizona State University.

Recent posts

Financial Statements

Using Financial Statements, Tools To Plan Your Future

Know what you have before planning the future using specific financial tools and financial statements. There are many famous quotes about the importance of enjoying the present and not focusing too much on the past or the future. We do … Continue reading

Financial Information

Properly Understanding Financial Information In The Media

Our society is constantly overwhelmed with financial information either by television, internet, cell phones or print media. Deciding which is best and most accurate can be very daunting for the average investor. In addition to choosing the right media source, … Continue reading

Investment Products

Investment Products: Which Is Best For Me?

Investment Products: Which Is Best For Me? The financial industry continues to develop innovative products and improve services. As consumers we can feel overwhelmed when faced with choosing a product for our needs. There are many products for different needs, … Continue reading

Estate Planning: Planning Your Future

Estate Planning: Planning For The Future

Estate Planning: Planning for the Future When planning your financial future, it is important to consider an investment strategy, risk tolerance and time horizon. These are critical aspects of building wealth. Although many of us focus on the now, we … Continue reading

Key Elements to Retirement Planning

Key Elements To Retirement Planning

There are countless books, articles, and videos that discuss how to plan for your retirement — many of which can be found at universities, books written by financial gurus, business owners, institutions and professionals in the industry. If one were … Continue reading

Low Rate Environment

Dealing With A Low Rate Environment

Dealing with a low rate environment Many investors watch day-to-day market performance to evaluate their investment holdings. Do I buy, do I sell, hold on, or consider other options such as sitting in cash or CDs to earn a return? … Continue reading

choosing retirement plans, arizona business owners

Choosing Retirement Plans for Business

Choosing retirement plans for business owners: Today, business owners are a critical piece for the growth of our economy. They will continue to provide new innovations and venture out to other countries improving competitiveness in our global markets. New businesses … Continue reading

Employer Retirement Plans in Phoenix, Ariz.

Employer Retirement Plans: Take Advantage Of The Best Of What’s Available

Most of us will have the opportunity to benefit from a 401(k), a profit-sharing or some other corporate retirement plan. Typically, after accepting a position with a company, employees are given a great deal of information about their benefit options. … Continue reading

Reaching Requirement Goals

Reaching Your Retirement Goal Requires Commitment

When it comes to investing, retirement planning, or tracking our markets, we rely on the media to get our information. It may be from the newspaper, television, magazines, the Internet, or our cell phones. Either way, we learn a lot … Continue reading

Weak dollar

A Weak Dollar Isn’t Always A Bad Thing For The Economy

For years, we have experienced a rise or decline of our dollar relative to other major currencies. However, this may not be a huge concern right now, but we must start thinking about it for our future. If we track … Continue reading

Global Economy

With The Global Economy, Far-Off Natural Disasters And Wars Affect Us All

Today, the United States, China, Japan, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom are among the largest economies in the world. Each of them has grown significantly in past decades and provides our global world with needed goods and services. This … Continue reading

Investing wisely

Learn To Avoid Investment Mistakes

Avoiding big mistakes can have a significant impact on a long-term investment. This impact may be more significant than the performance of a specific fund, stock, bond, or alternative investment. More often, big mistakes occur when investors begin making decisions … Continue reading

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