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Market Commentary

• Weekly Market Commentary | January 10, 2022
• Weekly Market Commentary | January 3, 2022
• Weekly Market Commentary | December 27, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | December 20, 2021
• Outlook 2022 | Executive Summary
• Outlook 2022 | Client Letter
• Weekly Market Commentary | December 13, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | December 6, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | November 22, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | A Peek at Peak Inflation | Nov. 15, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | A Peek at Peak Inflation | Nov. 15, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | November 15, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | November 8, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | November 1, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | Oct. 25, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | Oct. 11, 2021 | Answering Top Debt Ceiling Questions
• Weekly Market Commentary | Oct. 4, 2021 | Early Thoughts on 2022
• Weekly Market Commentary | Oct. 18, 2021 | Q3 Earnings Preview: Less Upside
• Weekly Market Commentary | September 13, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | Sept. 27, 2021 | To Z Or Not To Z
• Weekly Market Commentary | August 30, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary - September 20, 2021
• Weekly Market Commentary | Midyear Outlook 2021: Picking Up Speed
• Midyear Outlook 2021 - Client Letter
• Midyear Outlook 2021 - Picking Up Speed
• Weekly Market Commentary | December 21, 2020
• Weekly Market Commentary | December 14, 2020
• Weekly Market Commentary | December 7, 2020
• Outlook 2022: Passing the Baton

Estates & Trusts

• What Key Estate Planning Tools Should I Know About?

  Wills and trusts allow you to spell out how you would like your property distributed, but they also go beyond that.

• How Can a Living Trust Help Me Control My Estate?

  A living trust can help control the distribution of your estate upon death.

• What Is the Best Form of Property Ownership for Me?

  Sole ownership, joint tenancy, tenancy in common, and community property have special benefits for property owners.

Retirement

• What Are My Retirement Planning Options?

  There are a variety of retirement planning options that could help meet your needs. Here are some of the most popular.

• Will Social Security Retire Before You Do?

  Greater demand is being placed on the Social Security system as the baby boom generation has begun to retire.

• Social Security Income

  The Social Security Administration’s retirement estimator gives estimates of your future benefits based on your actual Social Security earnings record.

• Retirement Plan Distributions

  When receiving money accumulated in your employer-sponsored retirement plan, you have two options: lump sum or annuity.

Tax Planning

• What Is the Capital Gain Tax?

  Capital gains are profits realized from the sale of assets; a tax is triggered only when an asset is sold, not held.

• How Much Money Can I Put Into My IRA or Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan?

  IRAs and employer-sponsored retirement plans are subject to annual contribution limits set by the federal government.

• What Is a Required Minimum Distribution?

  Required minimum distribution is the annual amount that must be withdrawn from a qualified retirement plan/account.

• What Tax Deductions Are Still Available to Me?

  Changes to the tax code have left a few key deductions for itemizers, like medical, dental and some business expenses.

Investing

• What Is an Exchange-Traded Fund?

  ETFs have unique attributes and attempt to track all types of indexes, industries, or commodities.

• What Is Stock?

  Before investing in stocks, it is important to understand some of the basics and the risks involved in owning stocks.

• What Is a Bond?

  A bond is simply evidence of a debt from a government entity or a corporation and represents a long-term IOU.

• What Is a Stock Index?

  Stock market indexes can be useful benchmarks for gauging the performance of an investment portfolio over time.

• How Do Mutual Funds and Stocks Differ?

  The difference between purchasing an individual stock versus shares in a mutual fund to potentially earn dividends.

• What Is Dollar-Cost Averaging?

  Dollar-cost averaging involves investing a set amount of money on a regular basis, regardless of market conditions.

Cash Management

• How Can I Better Manage My Short-Term Cash?

  There are numerous investment alternatives available to help provide liquidity.

• What About Financial Aid for College?

  It's important to understand the options, such as financial aid grant programs, when having to pay for college.

• How Does Inflation Affect Me?

  Historically, one of the best ways to fight the effects of inflation has been to utilize growth-oriented investments.