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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...

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...

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