Recession – To Be or Not To Be

It’s in the news – everywhere – talk of recession and all the negative feelings that word calls up. Well, are we in a recession? And why do we care if we are or are not?

Quarterly Comments: February 7, 2025

Uncertainty Grows It seems like much more than a month since the inauguration of the new administration. More Executive Orders have been issued in this short time span than in […]

Quarterly Comments November 2024

Not As Clear As We’d Like It To Be We expected some clarity following the election What we seem to have at this moment is “not so much.” Many of […]

Navigating Healthcare Costs in Retirement

Life After Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance As you approach retirement, a critical aspect of your retirement strategy can catch even the most financially savvy individuals off guard: healthcare costs. For decades, you […]

Navigating the Recent Federal Reserve Rate Cut

Implications and Reassurances The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points has sent ripples thorugh financial markets. While this move is intended to stimulate economic growth, […]

Quarterly Comments August 2024

Very few things are certain in life, but the markets seem to be quite sure the Federal Reserve will begin to lower its Fed Funds Rate in September.

Kick-start Your Child’s Financial Journey

Summer break is here, and many young people will be working at a summer job or internship. Earning a paycheck is exciting and a great time to build new and healthy habits around saving and investing.

Quarterly Comments June 2024

Yogi Bera, Niels Bohr and We Agree We agree with the late, great Yogi Berra and famed physicist, Niels Bohr – “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” […]

Quarterly Comments February 2024

Good News vs Bad News In this week of loving messages, we got one of those Bad News Reports which stem from basically Good News in the economy. CPI was […]

Quarterly Comments: Resilience Persists

Resilience Persists November 10, 2023 Markets and the economy are exhibiting robust resilience  face of the the “Higher for Longer” interest rate message. There are plenty of headwinds – geopolitical, […]