A time-tested piece of career advice is to find a mentor. But as the world gets more complex, simply having a good career mentor isn’t enough. You need a team. In today’s reality of multiple jobs, the ability and ease of changing your career path and the sheer number of choices we face every day, […]
Are the Dog Days of Summer Over?
A calm summer for the markets was interrupted today with a large selloff. Is this just a blip, or is it the start of a bigger decline?
Managing an Inheritance
Inheriting wealth can be a burden and a blessing. Even if you have an inclination that a family member may remember you in their last will and testament, there are many facets to the process of inheritance that you may not have considered. Here are some things you may want to keep in mind if it […]
The Fed is Stuck
Despite economic data showing massive improvement from the COVID recession and inflation running hot across all parts of the economy, the Fed continues to pump trillions of dollars into the financial system. Why? They know that if they stop, things will come crashing down. It is well that the people of the nation do not […]
The Cryptocurrency Conundrum
Recently, you may have seen a number of major cryptocurrencies fall thanks to a continuing sell-off that began in the past few weeks. In fact, over $250 billion was lost in the crypto market alone.1 It may be tempting to view this as another volatile moment in the crypto markets, but there’s more at work […]
The First Wave of Inflation is Receding
Last month we wrote in our Insights report “The Coming Inflation Waves” that we should not expect inflation to come at us all at once. Instead, we should expect it to come in waves. Well, it looks like the first wave is starting to subside. Lumber prices were one of the most common data points […]
Eggs in How Many Baskets? Prioritizing Building Wealth While You Build Your Business
Many business owners put most of their capital back into the business. It’s possible to both grow your business while preparing yourself for the future.
Selling a Family Business: Preparing for a Transformational Event
It’s generally thought that there are several cycles that reflect where a business is in preparedness for a sale. These capture the economy, the market, and the mindset and planning of the business owners. From an economic standpoint, the liquidity cycle is the one that matters. This cycle gauges the amount of available liquidity and […]