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Weekly Market Commentary
Treasury Note is simply the yield at the close of the day on each of the historical time periods. Sources: Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, djindexes.com, London Bullion Market Association.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are...
Weekly Market Commentary
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > September 7, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth Stagflation isn’t trending, but it was mentioned in quite a few...
Weekly Market Commentary 8/23/2021
Treasury Note is simply the yield at the close of the day on each of the historical time periods. Sources: Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, djindexes.com, London Bullion Market Association.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are...
Weekly Market Commentary 8/16/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > August 16, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth What is the most important driver of economic growth in the United...
Weekly Market Commentary 8/9/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > August 9, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth Are we there yet?For months, investors have wondered when the Federal...
Weekly Market Commentary 8/2/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > August 8, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth The Chinese dragon cast a shadow over free trade and foreign investment...
Weekly Market Commentary 7/26/2021
Treasury Note is simply the yield at the close of the day on each of the historical time periods. Sources: Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, djindexes.com, London Bullion Market Association.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indices are...
Weekly Market Commentary 7/19/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > July 19, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth The term “peak growth” has become almost as popular as the comedy show Ted...
Weekly Market Commentary 7/12/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > July 12, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth There was a gappers’ block in financial markets last week as equity...
Weekly Market Commentary 7/06/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > July 6, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth The world is about halfway back to normal. The Economist developed...
Weekly Market Commentary 6/28/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > June 28, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth What begins with the letter “I”?Infrastructure is essential and sometimes...
Weekly Market Commentary 6/21/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > June 21, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth Is that a hawk?The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) met last...
Weekly Market Commentary 6/14/2021
How Are Your Investments Doing Lately? Receive A Free, No-Obligation 2nd Opinion On Your Investment Portfolio > June 14, 2021Our Mission Is To Create And Preserve Client Wealth It’s transitory. It’s not transitory. It’s transitory. It’s not...
Questions To Ask A Financial Advisor
The recent volatility in the stock market has again become a wake up call to many investors.
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Advised Brokerage Accounts Are Better Diversified, Reports Schwab
The report highlights the benefits of working with an advisor. In general, participants who had professional help were more diversified across all of their holdings
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Where is Your Best Place to Retire?
The best place to retire in the United States is in dispute. There’s no formal debate, but a review of reliable publications showed surveys have named different states and cities as the “best” place to retire.
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Documenting Your Possessions in Case of Disaster
It’s better to protect yourself now and document your possessions rather than trying to do it after something has happened. A home inventory will give you an accurate recording of your assets for insurance purposes and give you a better idea of how much homeowner’s insurance you need to ensure proper coverage.
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Unused Vacation Days Can Be Costly
Would you give up a share of $62 billion? If your answer is no, then you may be a member of the relatively small group of Americans (36 percent) that takes all of the vacation days available to them each year.
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Red Flags for Tax Auditors
No one wants to see an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) auditor show up at his or her door. The IRS can’t audit every American’s tax return, so it relies on guidelines to select the ones most deserving of its attention.
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Six Steps To Financial Independence For Women
Financial independence: Whether you enjoy it or dream about it, it’s a common term that you’ve probably seen in magazine ads, TV commercials and billboards. But what really does financial independence mean, exactly?
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Understanding Credit Reporting
To qualify for the best loans at the lowest rates, borrowers must qualify financially and are scored by lenders using a computerized model for evaluating credit risk, developed by Fair, Isaac, and Company, known as the FICO score. Learn more
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Organizing Your Financial Records and Emergency Forms
Would someone be able to find your important papers during a crisis if you became ill, injured, or incapacitated? It’s a good idea to make sure a trusted family member or friend knows where to find your personal documents.
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5 Benefits of Working in Retirement
In the past, retirement has been portrayed as an ending, a grand exit from your years in the workplace. But the rules are shifting.
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The Drawback Of Target Date Mutual Funds
If the majority of fund management won’t even invest in their own target-date retirement funds….why should you?
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Just How Safe Is An Insurance Company, Really?
When you think about the car you drive, the house you live in, the health plan you use and the life insurance policy you have, it’s not a stretch to say insurance is an intrinsic part of our daily lives.
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Credit Freeze - You should consider it!
It’s been over a year since Equifax, one of the three largest credit reporting agencies in the U.S., revealed they’d been hacked.
What did you do to protect your data?.
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Should Parents Pay for College Tuition?
It’s a pricey question.
College Board estimated the average cost for full-time, in-state students who live on campus at four-year public colleges or universities during the 2017-18 school year is $25,290.
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Just Say NO to Pie Charts!!
Pie charts look nice coming out of a color printer, but they can’t help manage investment risk
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An Investment Advisor’s Blueprint To Making Solid Financial Decisions
A common mistake people make is to give up what they want most for what they only want right now. Pick which goals in your life are most important to you, and make achieving those goals your utmost priority. Then…
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Enjoy Life. Hire Someone To Watch Your 401K
Have you ever thought you’d be happier if you could just pay someone else to do watch your company 401K retirement plan account?
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The 7 Rules of Investing
From 1977 through 1990, Lynch ran one of the most successful mutual funds ever, posting an average annual return of 29%.
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Considering A 401K Rollover?
What to do with an old 401K?
One great thing about a 401K retirement savings plan is that your assets are often portable when you leave a job.
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Have You Checked Out Our Retirement Planning Library?
While retirement planning can seem intimidating, it’s never too early or too late to start preparing for the future.
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Common Financial Terms
We have compiled a list of important financial terms. If you don’t speak personal finance, don’t worry—we’re here to help.
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Don’t Forget To Include Your Pets In Your Home Evacuation Plan
Many homeowners will form evacuation plans for their homes and practice them with family members, but most have failed to include their pets. An evacuation plan is a necessity for every home, especially if you live in an area where fires, and other...
Memorial Day – 75th D-Day Anniversary
Normandy. D-Day. Operation Overlord. The events of June 6, 1944 are known by many names, and have been commemorated in countless books, dramas, and documentaries. You’ve seen the pictures of GIs wading through rough, freezing water onto a murderous,...
Examining the cause and effect of the new tariffs between the U.S. and China
After months of relative quiet, the trade war between the U.S. and China has erupted again in a big way. The markets are the most immediate casualty, with the Dow plunging over 600 points on Monday alone.1 In all likelihood, you’re probably more focused on things like...
Have you been watching the markets lately?
Bear Or Bull Market...Which Is It? “We are now in a bear market – here’s what that means.” – CNBC headline on December 24, 20181 “The stock market rally to start 2019 is one for the history books.” – CNBC headline on February 22, 20192 If you’re like most...
SEC warns investors not to base stock decisions on social sentiment
Social media posts can have hidden agendas, regulators said.The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. are warning investors about using social media data to make investment decisions.In recent years,...
The USA’s GDP vs China and the World
Open any newspaper or tune in to your favorite news channel and you will find much talk about how China is taking over the world’s economy. They have made incredible strides in building infrastructure, manufacturing and their military during the past few...
What Makes Your Mom So Special?
When you think “Mom,” it’s likely your brain conjures up a scent or a story or a song that feels like home. Here are a few inspiring and heartfelt words that have been written about the value and importance of mothers:“A mother enables you to realize that...
Understanding Credit Reporting
Historically low interest rates present a welcome opportunity for many homeowners to improve their financial situation by refinancing their mortgage. But, like everything else in the world of finance, there are no free lunches. To take advantage of these...
Letter from Reagan
It was this month, 35 years ago, that a thirteen-year-old boy named Andy sent the following letter to President Reagan: Dear Mr. President, My name is Andy. I am a seventh-grade student in South Carolina. Today my mother declared my bedroom a disaster...
How Will Rising Healthcare Costs Affect Your Retirement?
We all know it is inevitable. It’s no secret healthcare costs will be going up. For years, medical expenses have been steadily increasing. In 2007, medical expenses rose almost 12 percent. However, the rate of increase slowed to 6 percent during the past...
Lessons from March Madness
This year is no exception. Every spring, millions of people tune their televisions to March Madness, the annual tournament to decide the best team in college basketball. If you’ve ever watched before, you know it’s a time of great excitement as underdogs...
Digital Assets and Baby Boomers
How many password-protected accounts do you have?Whether you keep them locked in the depths of your memory, use a password manager, or have a written record of your passwords (which is certainly not recommended), take a quick count. You are most likely to...
There’s Still Time to Contribute to an IRA
If you haven’t already contributed to an IRA (Individual Retirement Account), there’s still time to do so. Many people don’t know that the 2018 contribution deadline is actually the 15th of April. However, if you do decide to contribute, you must designate the year...