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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.

24 Feb 2017 Thought Determines Behavior

Posted at 14:40h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

Socrates said that thought determines behavior, so it follows that if we want to improve our behavior, we should improve our thoughts. How do we do that? Our brain is the most powerful and complex organ in our body. It can accomplish wonderful things when we allow it to work naturally, as it is designed.