Jan 23, 2016 | Accounting, Investments, News, Savings, Tips, Wealth Management
Happy New Year? For investors, the first few weeks of January have been a lot of things, but “happy” has not been one of them. With the U.S. stock market suffering its largest one week drop in history, the new year has gotten off to a very rough start. There are a...
Jan 14, 2016 | Accounting, Investments, News, Savings, Uncategorized, Wealth Management
How the Budget Deal Changes Social Security By Emily Brandon – US News & World Report The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 makes significant changes to the Social Security program that impact the payments you will qualify for in retirement. The law eliminates several...
Aug 25, 2015 | Accounting, Investments, News, Savings, Uncategorized, Wealth Management
Have we been spoiled? The answer to this question is most definitely, YES! Historically, market corrections happen twice a year on average. We have not had a real market correction since 2009, so we have been due for this correction for some time. There have been...
Jul 15, 2015 | Accounting, Investments, Savings, Tips, Uncategorized, Wealth Management
Via GetRichSlowly 5 Ways to Keep Your Financial Information Safer from Hackers by Lisa Aberle Hey, do you mind if I try to guess one of your passwords? No? Okay, how about “123456″ or “password”? Maybe “Max123″ or “Bella2011″? Although I hope no readers are using any...
Jul 2, 2015 | Accounting, Investments, Savings, Tips, Uncategorized, Wealth Management
How to Build an Emergency Fund (and Why You Need One) by Kristin Wong via TwoCents You’ve probably heard of an emergency fund. It’s a small cushion of savings to help you stay afloat in case of a financial crisis. For some emergencies, it also helps to...
Jun 12, 2015 | Accounting, Investments, News, Savings, Uncategorized, Wealth Management
We’d like to share another municipal bond market update from one of our bond managers, Tom Dalpiaz. Enjoy and, as always, feel free to contact us with any questions! MUNIS GET A BIT MESSY… BUT WILL THIS BE THE BEST ENTRY POINT IN 2015? Tom Dalpiaz, Managing...