by Michael Lecours | Mar 19, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
It’s started already. The internet is working its way into our life more and more. It’s connecting our phones, computers, kitchen appliances and our stores to one another. You can control your thermostat remotely, or stream TV shows from the internet onto you TV, or...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 18, 2014 | Cash, Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
Excerpts from a great post great post by Seth Godin: “Five dollars to buy a snack box on an airplane is worth something very different than five dollars to buy a cup of coffee after a fancy meal, which is worth something different than five dollars in the grocery...
by Michael Lecours | Feb 25, 2014 | Finding Confidence, Retirement, Saving, Uncategorized
I was quoted in an article the other day about what young people can do to begin saving for retirement. The article outlines a lot of great concepts and analogies: Early Earl and Late Larry, a great chart showing the time value of money A snowball rolling down a hill...
by Michael Lecours | Jan 20, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
In the past, technological advancements ushered in new industries and created new jobs that were better, safer, and offered better pay. A small fraction of the population are farmers today and their producing more food than ever before. Up until recently, technology...
by Michael Lecours | Jan 18, 2014 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Investment Strategies, Uncategorized
A recent article outlined investment themes to look for over the next decade and listed some growing trends in financial planning. It’s reassuring to see these trends. We’ve been working hard to innovate within this industry and find ways to help our clients. These...
by Michael Lecours | Dec 19, 2013 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Investment Strategies, Politics & the Economy, Uncategorized
There’s a lot of talk about if the US market is in a bubble these days. It’s next to impossible to determine if we are, in fact, in a bubble. But the media will do just about anything to produce a story that will get more people to read their publications. Instead of...
