Our vision of wealth extends far beyond the boundaries of the stock market. Read on to discover our observations, explanations, and experiences in helping individuals, families, and foundations build enduring wealth.
Every year, around the holidays, we get questions on how to lower tax bills and charitable giving always comes to the forefront of the conversation. How fitting that a gift can both be rewarding to the recipient, but reciprocal...
We are often asked to spend time with client's children to talk about how to go about saving and investing for the future. It can be a challenging exercise because investing can be quite complex, yet our goal is to make it simple...
Chubby Checker had a big hit that you hear at most wedding celebrations. You know, dancing under the stick without touching it. "Limbo lower now, Limbo lower now, How low can you go?" It's always a crowd favorite, usually played...
While the world of finance can be confusing to navigate, there is no more confusing an area than the insurance industry.
We frequently meet with investors who have various types of insurance and annuity products. With very few...
In the game show Deal or No Deal a game show contestant chooses a briefcase to eliminate from 26 briefcases all containing some amount of money inside ranging from $0.01 to $1,000,000. As the number of remaining suitcases...
The month of April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers bloom and people begin looking at the summer months ahead. It can also be a metaphor that a period of discomfort can provide a period of happiness...
As we go to press we are about to set a financial record. You might think we are talking about a record close for the S&P 500 (that was set on April 29, 2019) or the NASDAQ (also set on April 29, 2019). But you would be...
March Madness is heating up. This weekend we will be rolling into the Sweet 16 round of NCAA basketball where the top teams go head to head, competing for the Elite Eight, the Final Four and finally the championship game....
Ever wonder why the month of February has only 28 days? After all, we could have used a few extra days this year with the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing February with an 11% year-to-date gain.
Myth has it that in Ro...
After a difficult year in 2018, in the first month of 2019, the global equity markets delivered their best returns for the start of the year since 1987. Forget about the record arctic blast blanketing the Midwest making it the...
