How to protect your retirement from the next big crash
Published: Aug 21, 2014 11:58 a.m. ET     Ken Moraif, CFP, is a
senior advisor at Money Matters, a Dallas-based wealth
management and investment firm with $2 billion in AUM. The firm
works with pre-retirees and retirees, offering estate and tax
planning services, retirement plan consulting, and investment
management. He frequently outlines retirement trends in his
weekly radio show, “Money Matters with Ken Moraif.” You can
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outside the New York Stock Exchange following the Crash of 1929.
The market has been setting all-time highs — it's up almost 200%
since the lows of March 2009. Over three-quarters, 77%, of
companies reporting earnings beat estimates. We can look forward
to the market rise that historically occurs after midterm
elections.  I think we're on track to see 18,000 on the Dow
Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.03%  While t