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The Nature of Risk

When you invest money, you are putting it at risk — all investments can lose money. The key is to gauge your risk, and to not put more money at…

Meet the Speaker: Risk Management Tools

Daniel Cooper, a licensed paraplanner at Clark Financial Solutions, will give an educational webinar on risk management as part of financial planning.

Meet the Speaker: 1031 Exchanges and DSTs

In this webinar Bill Horan, a 1031 Expert, will cover: What a 1031 Exchange is and why they take place, tax advantages of a 1031 Exchange, and more!

Meet the Speaker: Estate Planning

John Dedon, Estate Planning and Trust Attorney with Cameron McEvoy PLLC will discuss: What estate planning entails, the legal documents every family should have, and more!

The Financial Stress Toll (of Late)

In a recent survey by the American Psychological Association, more than 80% of American adults said they were feeling increased financial stress due to: Higher inflation (87%) Ongoing supply chain…

Market Volatility: Taken in Perspective

But remember, this is the situation for which you built a long-term asset allocation strategy. If you haven’t developed such a strategy yet, we are happy to help you do…

The War on Oil Prices

As with any major global conflict, we learn things. The pandemic taught the U.S. the importance of reshoring manufacturing jobs, so we aren’t beholden to other nations, like China, for…

The Value of Multiple Retirement Income Streams

Retirement planning was historically a little easier. For instance, the average life expectancy in 1950 was 68 years old.1 If you retired at age 62, your retirement plan might need only…

Windfall Imaginings

Have you ever thought about what you would do if a windfall dropped in your lap? It’s not that unusual. After all: The U.S. is experiencing the greatest wealth transfer…

How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Affect Americans

When Putin invaded Ukraine in late February 2022, President Biden announced sanctions targeting Russian banks, the country’s sovereign debt and Russian oligarchs, warning that Russia would pay an even steeper…

Are We Back to Normal Yet?

It’s been two years since COVID-19 hit U.S. shores, but are we anywhere near pre-pandemic normal yet? It doesn’t look like it. The stock market, while volatile, recovered nicely from…

What We Worry About

Retirement Planning A recent survey found that about 50% of couples do not agree on how much money they should have saved by retirement.¹ However, new research shows that couples…

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