Blog Posts
Five Creative Uses for a 529 Plan
What should you do if you have extra money in a 529 College Savings Plan? Perhaps it’s left over funds used to pay for a child’s education or perhaps the child has opted not to go to college. The common options are to change the beneficiary (to a different child or...
Italy, Again, Still
“……the bad-loan problem is mainly due to a 25 percent plunge in industrial output in the six years through 2014. Italy’s GDP remains about 8 percent below its pre-crisis peak reached in 2007.” (link) Back in 2012 and 2013, I wrote that the European common currency,...
How To Save, When You Can’t Save Today
“ I want to save for retirement, but I can’t afford to do so right now.” This is a common complaint we hear, especially with our younger clients. They are dealing with debts, saving for their children’s education, and even helping to take care of their aging parents....
We Don’t Pay Much In Taxes?
We like to complain about high taxes. We all do. The thought of the government taking “our” money drives us crazy. With the election right around the corner, we may be thinking about the effects on our pay checks due to a new president. Most of what I read about...
Republican or Democrat: Historically, Which Party Does a Better Job Growing Your Investments?
Republicans and Democrats each make strong and compelling arguments as to why their approach and strategy will be better than their opponent. The media, think tanks, and experts are constantly making solid arguments for one candidate or the other. And in many cases...
How to Deal With the 2016 Presidential Election and Your Portfolio
It’s tempting to position your portfolio to take advantage of new policies being proposed by a new President before they have been elected or shortly after their election. Evidence suggests it’s better to wait instead of trying to time the market. Here are a few...
Why We Shouldn’t Mix Politics and Investing?
We can’t help but hear about the election on the news. And when it comes to each candidates economic policies, we are quick to imagine how it will affect our investments. We assume that Trump’s determination to bring jobs back to the US could boost US stock prices and...
Why Your Instincts Are Hurting Your Investment Returns?
Imagine your reading this post in a busy coffee shop. All of a sudden you look up and see people running out of the shop. What do you do first? Chances are, you get up and follow everyone else. You might not even know what’s going on at first. Are you getting away...
Comparing Chess To The Stock Market And The Election
The average chess player can see 1-3 moves ahead in a game of chess. But a grandmaster chess player can see 10 moves ahead and sometimes up to 20. More interestingly, when they look at the board they see shapes and patterns not number of moves. Playing chess is like...
The Election, Your Investments and Why The Experts Get It Wrong
It didn’t take long for someone to make a connection between Clinton’s health scare on Sunday and the stock market. How Hillary Clinton's Health Scare Threatens The Markets The premise is that the markets have always expected Clinton to win the presidency, but with a...
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