As the holidays and new year approach with alarming rapidity--but before you get swept up in parties and family gatherings completely--it's a great time to take a look at your finances. 2018 still has some important planning opportunities, and getting ahead of 2019 could pay...
Efficiency measures what is produced against the inputs required to produce it. Efficiency is generally reduced by some form of drag, such as friction, cost, energy, or time, but there can be great reward in improving efficiency. An investment portfolio produces greater wealth as the friction...
https://youtu.be/Ojv94IEt5Qc With the recent announcement that Red Hat is being acquired by IBM for $34B, we thought it would be helpful to share our thoughts on how employees of acquired companies can smoothly navigate a transition like that. Watch as we discuss what to do with your...
[caption id="attachment_9886" align="alignright" width="284"] *An impressive collection of mailings generated for one Charles Schwab account in one day![/caption] Lofty expectations for corporate earnings have combined with rising interest rates and increased global trade tensions to bring volatility back to the stock market after a long hiatus. ...
When my son Charlie came home from the NICU in February and was going to doctors appointments with some frequency, one of the things that came up was that he, like many newborns, had a case of torticollis. Torticollis is basically the tendency for a...
The last ten years of fair-weather markets have spoiled us a bit, but storms do come, and they can be ferocious. Just as Hurricane Michael came out of nowhere, so did a stock-selling spree that shaved more than 5% from the S&P 500. We are...
https://youtu.be/EoR1ywvZhGA It's safe to assume that, short of an untimely end, we will all continue to age. And yet, as financial planners, our experience has shown us that most address the topic of aging in one of two ways: either by having a vague conversation about...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4JLxk0U8Us&feature=youtu.be Watch as we discuss what you should consider as you're making employee benefits elections for 2019 and get in touch with us if you have questions!...
One of the most important exercises in financial planning is laying out your priorities. A priority list and its order provide necessary guidance as to how we should best go about achieving our goals, and which ones are more important than others. The exercise is...
Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs, were created in 2003 through the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act. Early adoption was slow, but growth in recent years has been impressive as more and more Americans become familiar with their many benefits. For years, HSAs have been...
