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How to Treat Your Career Like a Sport
Treating your business or your career with the discipline and determination of an athlete can allow you to reach higher levels of success.
We’re All Cats on a Hot Stove
Waiting for a correction in the stock market? It may have already happened.
Building Your Life Team
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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Tax & Estate Strategies for Married LGBTQ+ Couples
The 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision streamlined tax and estate strategizing for married LGBTQ+ couples. If you are filing a joint tax return for this year or are considering updating your estate strategy, here are some important things to remember.…
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Gas Prices Signal both Post-COVID norm and Inflation
Gas prices hit a seven-year high over Memorial Day weekend. This signals both a post-COVID return to normal as well as building inflationary pressures.
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Why We Believe in Active Management
Creating an effective, all-weather portfolio cannot be achieved with passive investing or broadly diversified portfolio. Only active management can address all stages of the market cycle.
The Coming Inflation Waves
We shouldn’t expect inflation to immediately get out of control. Instead, it should come at us in waves.
Make Your Kids Money-Smart
Teaching your kids sound financial knowledge can help them make smart financial decisions now, and in the future.
Baseball’s $300+ Million Players
The San Diego Padres signed infielder Fernando Tatis, Jr., to a 14-year, $340 million contract roughly one year after the Los Angeles Dodgers inked outfielder Mookie Betts to a 12-year, $365 million deal. That brings the total to 8 baseball…
Higher Taxes Likely on the Way
Changing legislation is an unavoidable part of investing. We’re still only a few months into the Biden administration, but there are already multiple major legislative agendas being presented by the president Biden that could affect many investors. One aspect of…
The Icarus Market
The myth of Icarus warned of the dangers of over-confidence. If we compared the markets to the flight of Icarus, how close are we to the sun? Close enough to melt our wings? “Well, I think we tried very hard…
Ain’t it Funny how Falling Feels like Flying
The GameStop saga represents an investment fervor that has gripped the media and markets over the past few weeks. What really happened, and what are the takeaways from yet another strange environment we find ourselves in? “Ain’t it funny how…
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