If I may quote a bit of Dickens, "Stocks are down: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that." After such a pleasant (if not completely paranoia-free) 2017 in the markets, 2018 has been a bit more...
You have brains in your head and feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own and you know what you know And you are the one who’ll decide where to go. Dr. Seuss Sometimes the day...
Here's a five-minute exercise that just might, if you participate, change your life. Write down at least three things you feel you must do at this stage in your life . . . Now write down at least three enjoyable things you would do more of if...
You may have heard of the 4% rule as it pertains to retirement. It goes like this: If you begin retirement withdrawing 4% of your savings and adjust each following year’s withdrawals for inflation, your money should last 30 years. It may be the most...
“Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way” Pink Floyd, “Time” The concept of the finite...
The markets are settling down now as price data for January, mostly in, shows that fears of rapid inflation were largely overblown. Price increases, both at the consumer level and the producer level show, while rising, are not so out of control to warrant the two...
We are pleased to introduce you to Ryan Smith, who joins our Beacon family as a talented Wealth Advisor. Ryan brings 12 years' experience as a wealth advisor, practicing most recently with a local firm and earlier in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Growing up on the...
In the past two trading days the S&P 500 is down 6.1%, nearly two-thirds the way toward what is widely regarded as a market correction - a 10% drop. Good news of job gains and pay raises have set investors' eyes on what the Fed might do...
Ask most 50-year olds if they think they've saved enough for retirement and you will usually get a quick and emphatic - No Way! Their reasons are always the same - there just wasn't enough left over to save. The individual reasons run the gamut from educating...
The stock market continues to party higher and higher with no signs of stopping, or for that matter, any real weakness. As it rises, some consider increasing their exposure to stocks, particularly some big names Amazon, Apple, Alphabet (Google) Facebook, while others consider decreasing their...
