We have shared in this space before Yeske Buie’s thoughts on the Department of Labor’s ruling to broaden the definition of fiduciary investment advice and how and why Elissa and Dave have been promoting the fiduciary standard. With President Obama being a supporter of the…
Whatever your politics, it has been clear in recent weeks and months that the prospect of a Trump presidency held enough uncertainty to make investors and world leaders alike more than a little nervous. No one likes uncertainty. So here we are, asking ourselves what’s next?…
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail Although we’ve borrowed our title from Hunter S. Thompson’s book of essays on the 1972 presidential race, we’re here not to comment on Nixonian high jinks but on the closing days of the present contest. Fear and loathing…
Although we’ve borrowed our title from Hunter S. Thompson’s book of essays on the 1972 presidential race, we’re here not to comment on Nixonian high jinks but on the closing days of the present contest. Fear and loathing seems an appropriate description of the public…
Data and money security are important to everyone! And these days, there’s a new headline about the latest major security breach or hack of personal information far more often than we would like to see. While these breaches do happen, there are many things we…
Remembering Gene Wilder When a celebrity’s retirement or estate plan is discussed posthumously, it usually tells a cautionary tale about the consequences of poor financial and estate planning. We tend to use these stories to emphasize the importance of planning (even for celebrities who seem…
A few days after the first presidential debate, University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers published a piece in the New York Times titled, Debate Night Message: The Markets are Afraid of Donald Trump. In it, he predicted that stock markets would fall 10% – 12%…
A Concise History of the Financial Planning Profession Being a member of a profession means having a shared understanding of who we serve and how we serve them, as well as the standards to which we hold ourselves when practicing our craft. For the September…