Back to the Investment Basics | Part 2: First Save, Then Invest

Back to the Investment Basics | Part 2: First Save, Then Invest

Turn your biases on their head, by putting them to work for rather than against you. By pairing your saving goals with inertia-based rules and processes, you’re far more likely to succeed.

Back to the Investment Basics | Part 1: Remembering Summers Past

Back to the Investment Basics | Part 1: Remembering Summers Past

In the face of today’s challenges and tomorrow’s unknowns, we advise looking past recent trends, and focusing instead on a handful of investment basics that have stood the test of time.

9 Steps to Regaining Confidence in Your Financial Future, Both During and After Divorce.

9 Steps to Regaining Confidence in Your Financial Future, Both During and After Divorce.

Divorce is one of the most difficult life transitions to navigate — and for those who did not handle the finances in their marriage, it can be difficult know where to begin.

Q2 2022 — Market Update

Q2 2022 — Market Update

The past two quarters have demonstrated how familiar shores can shape-shift with each rolling of the tides. Following are a few ways in which the financial landscape has been shifting. These changes offer a reason to keep your investments immersed in the market’s proverbial ocean, instead of trying to chase its restless waves.

How Do We Choose the Investment Strategies We Use? (Part 1 of 2 )

How Do We Choose the Investment Strategies We Use? (Part 1 of 2 )

Does it seem like there’s been an extra level of uncertainty lately, threatening your investment plans? If you’re seeking clarity, the daily spew of financial commentary won’t help. To cut past the clutter, let’s revisit our investment selection process. Reviewing the steps involved speaks to the importance of looking past today’s unsettling news in pursuit of your greater goals.

Investing in I Bonds: Making Lemonade Out of Inflationary Lemons

Investing in I Bonds: Making Lemonade Out of Inflationary Lemons

Is rising inflation souring your financial plans? Outside of your core portfolio, there is a potentially sweet deal for turning some of inflation’s lemons into lemonade. We’re talking about U.S. Series I Saving Bonds (“I Bonds”).

Update to Ukraine, Remaining in the Market and Diversification

Update to Ukraine, Remaining in the Market and Diversification

We continue to see this war rage on, taking the inevitable, somewhat random, and horrible path that wars always do. But, because we're advisors, we want to take a step back and illustrate how being "in the market" and being diversified is very important, even (and especially) during volatile times.

Healing What Hurts: The Essential Role of a Financial Therapist

Healing What Hurts: The Essential Role of a Financial Therapist

As financial advisors, we help people attain financial independence. Usually, our personalized planning conversations are enough to help them establish a healthy, happy relationship with their money. However sometimes, we uncover bigger pain points we need to move past before we can move on.

Fighter Planes and Market Turmoil

Fighter Planes and Market Turmoil

Have you been reading the daily headlines—watching markets stall, recover, and dip once again? If so, you may be wondering whether there’s anything you can do to avoid the motion sickness.

When To Invest Versus When To Hold Back

When To Invest Versus When To Hold Back

Many investors may think a market high is a signal stocks are overvalued or have reached a ceiling. But they may be surprised to find out that the average returns for the S&P 500 Index one, three, and five years after a new market high are similar to the average returns for the index over any one-, three-, or five-year period.