Money Scripts
Wealth Management 01/29/2025

Day-to-day life can become mundane and monotonous. Some days, when following the same routine and interacting with the same people, we can, at times respond to a given situation in a "scripted"..

Keeping Up with the Joneses
Wealth Management 01/22/2025

When your neighbor’s house goes on the market, do you jump on Zillow to check the price? Do you feel the need to replace your old vehicle when everyone you know seems to be upgrading? As a society..

Managing Your Investments with Your Financial Plan
Wealth Management 01/01/2025

New Year, new goals. What is your big, bold goal for retirement? And what legacy do you want to leave behind? These are some of the key questions one of our advisors might ask when they are getting..

Tax Planning for Annuities
Wealth Management 11/27/2024

Favorable tax treatment is one of the main reasons for buying an annuity. But what exactly are the tax benefits? And are there any drawbacks? It’s important to know the answers to these questions..

The Era in Which You Started Saving Affects How You Invest
Wealth Management 11/06/2024

In 1997 William Strauss and Neil Howe published The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy. The premise of this fascinating book is that American history has gone through a cycle of recurring..

Is Using Economic Data to Predict the Market a Waste of Time?
Wealth Management 09/25/2024

More than 40 years ago, if you had made a list of the most influential investors in America, Peter Lynch would have been near the top. From 1977 to 1990 he ran Fidelity's Magellan Fund, and during..

What Is Financial Security and How Much Do You Need to Make to Achieve it?
Wealth Management 09/18/2024

Americans, on average, estimate that they would need to make $233,000 per year to feel "financially comfortable" or "secure with their finances." And to be rich and achieve financial freedom, they..

New Bitcoin ETFs Recently Hit the Market — Are They Worth Buying?
Wealth Management 07/17/2024

The new Bitcoin ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) now make it possible to get exposure to the cryptocurrency by proxy through funds that are traded like stocks on various US Stock Exchanges. Previously..

Forecasts: Reasonable, Methodical, and Wrong
Wealth Management 07/10/2024

Late in 2022 the strategy team at Goldman Sachs Research released their forecast for the U.S. stock market in 2023.1 Based on what had happened the year before and on where the economy appeared to be..

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