TheLiveBigWay Digest – The Cracked Crystal Ball

If you could see the future, diversification would be a bad idea. It’s simple logic: if you knew which assets were going to outperform all the others in the coming year, you’d simply put all your (nest)eggs in one basket and reap the rewards of perfect foresight. Of course, the world is a bit messier than that, though it can be hard to remember sometimes, especially when it feels like someone’s throwing a party and you weren’t invited. Learn why this is especially true when we’re talking about the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500 Index and see illustrations that prove the challenge of predicting next year’s winners from yesterday’s or today’s.

If you are eligible for Social Security benefits, you’ve spent at least 10 years working and paying a portion of your income into the system. As you approach age 62, you are able to receive the return on your “investment” by claiming your benefit. Before you rush into making the decision about when to claim your benefits and how much to claim, be sure you have a good understanding of all your options and know what Yeske Buie can do to help you.

On Wednesday, our staff on the east coast volunteered at DC Central Kitchen’s Evening Meal Prep event. The team put their culinary skills to the test to help DC Central Kitchen’s staff transform 3,000 pounds of donated food into 5,000 balanced meals to be distributed at little or no cost to nearly 90 nearby homeless shelters, transitional homes, and non-profit organizations. Check out our team’s cooking skills and learn more about DC Central Kitchen.