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24 Mar 2017 The Danger of Not Knowing What You Don’t Know

Posted at 11:41h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

You just bought a new laptop and learned that its operating system doesn't run your most important software. Someone is going to get a very nice birthday present. You're stuck in traffic. After all your research and planning, you're going to miss your vacation flight.

17 Mar 2017 Legislation – It’s Back for Better or Worse

Posted at 12:23h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

This is how's it's done folks - legislation is actually happening. It's been so long since we've seen Congress work, no one; including the media, the talking heads, the guy in the street, even many congressmen and women, really know what to think or how to act.

10 Mar 2017 What are Jobs Telling Us?

Posted at 10:08h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

The US added 235,000 jobs in February, nearly 20% more than expected by economists. Unemployment fell to 4.7%, even as the number of Americans rejoining the workforce, measured by the labor participation rate, increased.

03 Mar 2017 How Does Your Investment Portfolio Compare to the Yale Endowment’s?

Posted at 14:08h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

Two of the most important aspects of a good investment philosophy can be summed up by the following questions. 1) Is this strategy likely to work? 2) Will I be able to stick with this strategy for long periods of time throughout the inevitable ups and down of the stock market? At Beacon, we have a thoughtful, well-defined investment philosophy that we think answers both of the above questions in the affirmative.