Articles from Your Financial Advisor in Santa Clarita
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Personal Finance Tips for Younger Employees
Follow these simple personal finance pointers to get your financial life in order. If you are just starting out, the world of personal finance can seem daunting. In particular, saving for a home [...]
Search For Income – Yield Curve Flattens
The yield curve flattened over the first quarter of 2017. Longer-term Treasury yields fell, as investors became increasingly skeptical about the Trump administration’s ability to enact the expansionary policies that markets had priced in during the fourth quarter [...]
Market Commentary – Mid Year Market Outlook 2017
An important shift has taken place in this economic cycle. The Federal Reserve (Fed) was finally able to start following through on its projected rate hike path, raising rates twice in just over a three-month period. By doing [...]
Balancing The Balance Sheets – Bond Market Commentary
The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) May 2–3, 2017 meeting signaled that the Fed is likely to continue tightening monetary policy and may begin to normalize (reduce) its balance sheet toward year-end. The unwinding [...]
7 Ways to Break Bad Money Habits Faster
Bad habits — we all have them. Some are worse than others, and some can wreak havoc on your finances. You might be doing things with your money again and again that are keeping you [...]
Student Loan Debt Growing for Older Americans
For parents who want to help their children pay off loans, a note of caution A growing number of parents appear to want to help, as young-adult children struggle to pay off debt in an [...]