Blog Posts
Why Is It So Hard to Make a Tax Deductible Contribution to a Traditional IRA?
During tax season, we had dozens of conversation with clients that begin with the client asking, “can I make a tax deductible contribution to my IRA, so I can lower my tax bill?” Unfortunately, the answer isn’t a straightforward “yes” or “no”. Rather, we have to drill...
Are You Addicted to News?
A recent article by the Guardian discusses 10 reasons why news can harm you. It’s an interesting read, one that reinforces a message that we regularly communicate to our clients: news is sensationalized to draw viewers but it should be taken with a grain of salt and...
A New Strategy. A New Approach.
This is the final part of a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) If your portfolio is still sitting on the sidelines in cash as you wait for the right time to enter the market, you may want to consider a new strategy. There is always a headline out there to suggest that...
Growing complexity of retirement
This piece was written about a year ago, but the two statistics from Sloan should be read again. During the past year, we have plenty of anecdotal evidence to support their findings: There are a lot of options and factors to consider when preparing for retirement....
Bad News Begets Bad Behavior
This is the third part of a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) For many investors, the bad news was cause for them to pull their money out, sit on the sidelines and wait for conditions to improve. They waited for the situation to turn around and to feel confident...
The Search for Bad News: Instinct or Addiction
This is the second part of a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) Numerous studies suggest people are more interested in bad news than good news. It's easier to scare someone into reading or watching a news story than any other way. But some psychologists think...
History Doesn’t Repeat Itself. Headlines Do!
This is the first part of a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) We've seen these headlines in the news over the course of the last few months: "The U.S. Is Going Broke" "Social Security's Coming Crisis" "There's No Way Out of this Unemployment Crunch" "Exploding...
What is behind the Italian elections?
The introduction of a common currency, the Euro, created a potent cocktail for the less industrialized nations involved, especially the Mediterranean countries (including France). It allowed the highly efficient industries of the northern European powerhouses...
Overcoming Volatility in Confidence
Some refer to the past decade as "the lost decade" due to market volatility that seemed to send many investors back to where they started. It also marked tremendous volatility in confidence, with investors finding it difficult to believe in their investments and in...
Market Update Conference Call
Thanks everyone who joined us for this week's conference call. We had a high turnout and even more people that want to be part of them in the future For those that are interested in this week's call, you can listen to the recording by clicking here
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