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Expect Inflation to be Contained Long Term

2021-04-01T17:32:48-07:00

It’s tempting to predict runaway 1970s inflation as an April Fools’ Day joke. But at the risk of upsetting our friends in the compliance department, we’ll shoot straight here. With that important disclaimer out of the way, here we provide 10 reasons why we aren’t worried about inflation long term: Technological development. As we learned [...]

Expect Inflation to be Contained Long Term2021-04-01T17:32:48-07:00

Optimizing Required Minimum Distributions (RMD)

2021-03-01T16:08:06-08:00

Seventy-two is an important age milestone for those in or near retirement, as it marks the time when required minimum distributions (RMDs) begin to be withdrawn annually from IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans (previously, the threshold was 70 ½). The milestone carries with it tax consequences that are not fixed. Rather, there are a [...]

Optimizing Required Minimum Distributions (RMD)2021-03-01T16:08:06-08:00

The Second Year of the Bull Market Begins

2021-03-22T12:12:16-07:00

The bear market ended one year ago this week, finishing one of the fastest and most vicious bear markets of all-time—one that led to a drawdown of 34%. Things have come full circle now, as stocks have staged a furious rally, with new highs happening across the globe as the economy recovers at a [...]

The Second Year of the Bull Market Begins2021-03-22T12:12:16-07:00

Common Retirement Investment Mistakes

2021-02-25T10:34:11-08:00

Only one-in-four Americans (27%) feel very confident that they will have enough money to live comfortably when they retire, according to the 2020 Retirement Confidence Survey Summary Report.⁠1 While the number is up slightly from the 2018 survey (23%), it underscores a pervasive sense of uncertainty among those approaching retirement age. While there is [...]

Common Retirement Investment Mistakes2021-02-25T10:34:11-08:00

Begin Investing While You’re Young

2021-02-25T08:01:50-08:00

There’s a simple word that has profound implications for savings and investing: compounding. Like a snowball that grows as it rolls down a hill, compounding provides the potential for your money to grow, reinvesting your investment earnings. It is a basic model for growth potential, and the more you invest, the greater the opportunities [...]

Begin Investing While You’re Young2021-02-25T08:01:50-08:00

Avoiding COVID-19 Scams

2021-02-23T09:26:20-08:00

It seems like when we go through difficult times, it brings out the best in people but it also brings out the worst.  I know firsthand about amazing and heroic and selfless behavior from people in my community and around the country. It's a wonderful thing to see and it makes me have faith [...]

Avoiding COVID-19 Scams2021-02-23T09:26:20-08:00

Stimulus Matters: Retail Sales Rebound Big in January

2021-02-18T14:36:09-08:00

The US economy had a tumultuous year in 2020, to say the least, and after rebounding strongly in the third quarter, the holiday surge in COVID-19 cases increased the risk that the economy may stumble heading into the new year. The sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases led to additional curbs on activity to contain [...]

Stimulus Matters: Retail Sales Rebound Big in January2021-02-18T14:36:09-08:00

Jobs Report: US Jobs Market Seeking Shot In The Arm

2021-02-08T14:13:32-08:00

US payrolls grew month over month in January following a brief dip into negative territory in December. Peering under the hood, though, this report did little to dispel the notion that the labor market’s recovery has been stalling out, and likely bolsters calls for additional fiscal stimulus. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released its [...]

Jobs Report: US Jobs Market Seeking Shot In The Arm2021-02-08T14:13:32-08:00

2021 Stock Outlook: As January Goes, So Goes The Year

2021-02-08T14:07:02-08:00

Stocks got off to a nice start in 2021, until the late January selloff, as everyone got GameStop fever. Should bulls worry about what a down January might mean for the rest of 2021? There’s an old adage on Wall Street that suggests, “As goes January, so goes the year.” This was first discussed in [...]

2021 Stock Outlook: As January Goes, So Goes The Year2021-02-08T14:07:02-08:00

Will GameStop Stop the Bull Market?

2021-01-28T14:43:58-08:00

“In the short term, the market is a popularity contest. In the long term, the market is a weighing machine.” -Warren Buffett What happened with Game Stop? The incredible action from some of the most heavily shorted names has investors everywhere wondering what it all means? GameStop (GME) specifically has taken the country’s imagination by [...]

Will GameStop Stop the Bull Market?2021-01-28T14:43:58-08:00

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