Parker County Today October 2015 | Page 76

If nurture is in your nature, let’s talk... ... about becoming a foster parent! Parker A heart that loves children can be found in anyone. You can become a foster parent today! To learn more, please visit www.TheFosteringCommunity.org or call 1-844-644-9240. OCTOBER 2015 PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY Phoenix Transmission 74 Your World-Renowned Home Town Transmission Shop Since 1983. 1304 Mineral Wells Highway • Weatherford, TX 76086 817-599-7680 FINANCIAL FOCUS Beware of Scary Inhabitants of the Investment World In just a few days, witches, zombies and vampires will be converging on your house, asking for candy. As is the case every Halloween, you’ll likely be merely amused over the sight of these costumed characters. But in other areas of life, such as the investment world, you may need to watch out for some seemingly scary entities. Here are a few of them: • The Horrendous Headline – Big, glaring headlines rarely offer any comfort to investors. Whether it’s political squabbles at home, conflicts in the Middle East or the debt crisis in the eurozone, there’s always something happening that’s perceived as jeopardizing the stability of the financial markets. Yet these threats are often overblown, and the markets have proven quite resilient for decades. Here in the United States, the most powerful economic engine in the history of the world has offered investment