
Battle of The Ages: Wealth Effect vs. Experience Spending
Negative wealth effect causes people to reduce spending, not only on luxuries but also meaningful, joyful experiences. But should it?
Portfolios Care About Asset Allocation, Not Your Emotions.
While the cause of volatility changes, a constant remains - portfolios don't care about your feelings.
Homebuying in March: A Smart Time to Make Your Move?
March signals the beginning of homebuying season, but before scrolling Zillow, open houses, and finding a real estate agent, let’s discuss things you need to implement.
At or Near Retirement? Time to Say Bucket!
Retirees view risks differently, but the greatest risk is behavioral. Let’s discuss a sustainable and tax-efficient approach to retirement distribution strategies.
Yes, even the Nasdaq-100 Index rebalances. What about you?
Seven companies (combining Alphabet’s share classes) represented over 55% weighting of the NASDAQ 100 index and were educed to 38% with smaller companies within the index being purchased.
Dividend Investing - Navigating Hype and Pitfalls To Get Results.
Last month, Intel added another chapter to the fallacy of “I don’t care about the stock price, as long as I get my dividend”. Here, I discuss key factors and best practices for dividend investing.
New Year, New You… Not True?
Resolutions to improve your financial situation similar to one’s made last year? Here’s how and why to consider actions and timeframes, instead of focusing on desired outcomes.
Perfection is the Enemy of Good, Focus on Executing Improvements.
While 2022 has been a challenging investment environment, it has been a fantastic year to see the benefits of executing financial plans over the past few years.
You Can’t Always Get What You Want… But If You Try Sometimes
With markets All Down The Line, thinking it will make you Happy to become Exile on Wall St?
Resolutions Gone Bad: Rein In Your New Year.
How to make financial resolutions that lead to successful planning outcomes.
Inflation: Increase assets, borrow, and lock in debits.
Action items based upon the old adage “Inflation rewards debtors and hurts creditors”.
Tax Loss Harvesting: Give Thanks And Slice Your Pie
Losing investments can offset realized profits as well as up to $3,000 in non-investment income each year.