You may think that if you want to increase your financial well-being, the time spent on financial data, like Morning Star ratings and “expert” advice from major financial news outlets, is more effective than the practice of mindfully utilizing...
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Wellness and the B-Word: Where to begin your financial wellness journey. Wellness seems to be an all-encompassing buzz word (buzz is not the B-word I’ll be referencing later). We often think about our body, mind, and spirit and how...
Show Me The Money: Two Rules For Your Retirement Nest Egg There are two rules that we talk about with every prospect and client when investing and starting a financial plan. First rule, don’t lose the money. Second rule,...
Do You Want to Gamble with Your Nest Egg? If you ever visit Las Vegas, you may hear the legend of the Man in the Green Bathrobe. While it’s probably just local lore, it makes critical points about retirement...
The “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement” (SECURE) Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives last May, passed the Senate a few days ago in December 2019, and then was signed by President Trump. It is among the...
Free Advice is Worth Every Penny. A weathered sign hangs in our local mechanic’s garage: We offer three kinds of service – GOOD, CHEAP, FAST. You can pick any two: GOOD service CHEAP won’t be FAST GOOD service FAST...
Investors have a fascination with predictions. Look at the financial media. Turn on any television show, listen to any radio program, or pick up any magazine, and you’ll see there’s always someone trying to predict future stock prices. It...
Similar to today, the Roaring 1920s saw rapid technological change with cars and electricity. This created a farm surplus as fewer horses consumed less feed. Prices fell, and farmers complained of foreign competition. Herbert Hoover promised higher tariffs in...
This week marked the 307th time that the Dow Jones index fell 3% or more in a single day when reviewing historical market data. The chart above displays the Dow Jones Industrial Average going back to 1920, and the...
Retirement is changing. There is a shift taking place on how we retire and who can help us get there. Gone are the days of working somewhere for 40 straight years and leaving with a pension to live on. ...