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Expert Report: It’s Never Too Late to Receive Financial Education

In this Expert Report, Phillip Cannella highlights research showing that the everyday American is woefully uninformed about safe alternatives to Wall Street that can help you protect your investments during your retirement.

The Impact of the Federal Reserve’s Most Recent Rate Hike

The Federal Reserve’s string of interest rate hikes continued on March 22, 2023, when they raised their benchmark interest rate another 25 basis points to a target rate between 4.75% and 5%. This increase marks the ninth rate hike since March 2022. While these interes...

Expert Report: Things You Didn’t Know About The Dodd-Frank Act

Because of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, banks that are struggling have authorization to use their depositors’ funds to maintain their own solvency. In this Expert Report Phil Cannella explains why your investments are not entirely secure if your funds are sitting in th...

The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: Is This a Repeat of 2008?

In the largest bank failure since Washington Mutual in 2008, regulators forced Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) to close on Monday, March 10, 2023. This collapse sent waves throughout the financial industry and left investors wondering if this could be the start of a more w...

Expert Report: Depression Proof Investments

When The Great Depression struck there were investments from only one industry that didn't lose a penny, and were still liquid for the investor despite the economic chaos. In his weekly expert report, heard on Tuesdays during The Nick Kayal Show and Thursdays during T...

Expert Report: How High Is Your Financial IQ?

Did you know that a recent study found that 63% of the U.S population failed a basic financial literacy test, according to The American Institution of CPA’s Financial Literacy Commission (AICPA). In this Expert Report Phil Cannella explains how a lack of financial lit...

Expert Report: The Difference Between Interest Credited and Gains on Wall Street.

You’ve probably notices that the gains you see on your mutual fund statements never keep up with the performance of the stock market. Retirement Phase Expert Phil Cannella explains why interest returns, like the ones credited by The Exclusive Crash Proof Retirement Sy...

How Does the Crash Proof Retirement System Work?

Ever since Phil Cannella developed the Crash Proof Retirement System in response to the 2001 stock market crash, he has had his fair share of detractors. Those who make a living by selling risky, securities-based investments have a hard time believing that consumers c...

Achieving Income Security in Retirement

American retirees face a multitude of financial risks, not the least of which is income insecurity. For those who depend on their retirement investments to provide adequate income, inflation, stock market crashes, and more can sap them of the money they need to surviv...

Expert Report: How To Identify Bad Financial Habits

Bad financial habits plague all investors. Crash Proof Retirement System Founder Phillip Cannella explains how to identify those bad financial habits, what those habits are, where they come from, and how to overcome them:

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