Investment Updates: A Little Fine Tuning We made a few changes to our portfolios this week that we thought we’d share. These adjustments are technical in nature and constitute fine-tuning more than anything else. Meet the Team – Lauren Grove As an Assistant Financial Planner…
Super Size Me: When Bigger Isn’t Better Sometimes bigger is better. Bigger paycheck. Bigger responsibilities. Bigger vacation. At Yeske Buie, we talk about having Live Big® goals, which are about having a bigger vision for how you’re going to live your life. When it comes…
Your Email Inbox: The Weakest Link? Advancements in technology have revolutionized how we live and communicate, with few technologies dominating more of our daily life than email. The convenience and ubiquity of email, however, has a dark side: as more of our personal and financial…
Managing Risk when Rebalancing into Bonds It’s been hard to miss the amazing run up in stock prices over the past 12 months – the Dow Jones Industrial Average, for example, gained 22% in the year ended May 31 – and for some, that creates…
College Graduation For many people around the country, May means cap and gown, graduation ceremonies, and having or witnessing the experience of the slightly fearful but exhilarating realization that one chapter in life has ended and a new one is about to begin. As always, this should be a time…
Elissa’s “Confessions of a Cobbler” You know the saying about the cobbler’s children having no shoes? I have to confess to being a bit of a cobbler. Okay, my children have shoes – real ones and the financial planning version: ROTH IRAs. But I was…
Investing With a Broken Compass: the Broken Analogy While sitting amid the scattered pages of the Sunday paper the other day, leafing through the magazine section, we came upon a full page ad placed by BNY Mellon Wealth Management that offered the following opinion: The…
Last Call: Tax Day is Next Monday, April 15th While we normally take care of all of our clients’ account servicing needs, including IRA and retirement account contributions, end of business today (5:00 pm ET for the Vienna office and 5:00 pm PT for the…
In this edition of the Digest, we conduct a Wisdom of Crowds experiment, celebrate Elissa and Dave’s contribution to the Financial Planning Competency Handbook, share photos from our Virginia Retreat and Open House, highlight Elissa’s contribution to The Wall Street Journal, and get ready for…
In this edition of the Digest, we discuss the implications of record stock market highs, the symbology of the four-leaf clover, tax reminders, our Vienna Retreat/Open House, and the start of March Madness. Rocky Mountain High – Have Markets Entered Nosebleed Territory? The eponymous John…