Russia – Ukraine

The events of the last few weeks are certainly unsettling, but unfortunately not unprecedented.  Whether we are talking about Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, the start of the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, or Pearl Harbor, a similar pattern of reaction in the...

Highlights of The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

On March 11th, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law, which will provide $1.9 trillion of economic stimulus in response to the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help digest, below are some of the highlights we...

25 Years Ago

“What can we expect out of the stock market next year?” This question is posed regularly by investors, trying to get an edge on where the stock market might go tomorrow. While most hope this will bring some sense of clarity to an investment strategy, it is merely a...

Gifts That Keep On Giving

As we approach Thanksgiving, and as we near the close of another calendar year, it’s a great time to think about how charitable giving might fit into your financial plan. While you might think of charitable planning as something only for the ultra-wealthy, there are...

Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls

Chasing wa·ter·falls | \ ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfȯl (transitive verb) Definition 1 : pursuing an impossible dream Charlie Ellis is an investment consultant, and one of a handful of thinkers who are truly an individual investor’s best friend. The author of “Winning the Losers Game”...