Growing your business across every measure is the priority for business owners, no matter their stage. Just starting out and working to be revenue-positive or coping with early income In the mid-stage and building your…
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Love Is Looking Together in the Same Direction
Marriage is, for many people, the foundation of a happy life. But modern living puts pressure on us in so many ways, and money is often at the core. Finding a way to build trust…
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Eggs in How Many Baskets? Prioritizing Building Wealth While You Build Your Business
Employees of publicly traded companies are often granted company stock as part of the compensation package. From a portfolio management perspective, holding outsize amounts of stock in the same company that provides income can increase…
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August Market Commentary: Will a Month of Fresh Data Change the Fed’s Aggressive Stance?
July Recap and August Outlook July marked the best month for the markets since November 2020. What happened, after the rout of the first half? Some ideas: It’s a bear market rally sparked by better-than-expected…
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Tax Planning at the Mid-Stage of Your Career
Financial planning that focuses on your goals and helps you achieve flexibility in your journey is critical at the mid-point of your career. It’s how you build a plan to help you realize the lifestyle…
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Inflation, the Fed, and Recession. It’s Not Linear.
The June CPI number came in at 9.1%. This is not only the second consecutive month that we’ve seen an increase – it was a whopper. Consensus expectations were for an 8.8% annualized increase in…
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Retiring in a Volatile Market: Control What You Can
Retirement during a volatile market is unsettling. Whether you are on the cusp or have already made the leap, a market downturn’s impact on your savings will be felt now and potentially for years to…
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Mistakes are Expensive: A New Generation Embraces Financial Planning at the Mid-Stage
Financial planning has evolved beyond investing assets. The old model limited comprehensive planning to a wealthy few with high levels of manageable assets. For many people, their first engagement with a financial advisor was when…
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Staying Safe Around Bears
The S&P 500 recently breached bear territory, which is largely agreed to be a market that has dropped 20% from a recent peak. It’s common to see some retracing. The “bear-market bounce” is real. However,…
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July Market Commentary: Will the Fed’s Rate Resolve Lead to Recession?
June Recap and July Outlook After a barely positive May, June saw the bear market return across indices. We ended up with the worst first half performance since 1970. A mid-month surprise 75 basis point…
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