What are your odds of making money in the stock market? On a day-to-day basis it's basically a coin flip. But what about over a year? What about over 5 years? What about over 20 years? The longer your time horizon the more history is on your side. Tom breaks it all...
It's often said that the stock market looks forward, while economic data looks in the rearview mirror. The stock market reacts to what it thinks is going to happen. While the economic data represents what has already happened. It is not uncommon to see the stock...
In this week's video, Tim covers 3 things you might not know about saving for college. Can unused 529 account funds be used to pay off student loans? Can you roll a 529 plan into a Roth IRA? And what type of 529 plan should you use to build up that college savings...
Social security benefits are a key part of any retirement plan. But deciding when to claim those benefits is something all retirees should think long and hard about. Deciding when to tap into your social security is a highly personalized decision. You paid money into...
In this week's podcast, Tom and Casey discuss how crucial communication is for the investment advisor-client relationship. We take a different investment approach when money is needed in the short-term vs. growing it over the long-term. Things will change over...
In this week's video, Casey discusses changes to retirement accounts that **could** happen in the near future. If you save for retirement in a 401(k) or IRA, you'll want to get these potential changes on your radar. We could see the age to begin RMDs pushed back and...
Retirement is often thought of as one big decision. But planning for retirement is actually a series of small decisions made along the way. It usually starts out as wanting to know the answer to the BIG question of can I financially afford to retire? Or do I have to...
In this week's podcast, Tom and Casey discuss how the market has priced in a severe recession, and what that means moving forward. The guys review the latest charts and data points they've been paying attention to. With many of them pointing to improvements in...
In this week's video, Tom discusses 4 things he wishes investors knew about navigating the market here in 2022. When investors are preparing for retirement, it's tempting to want to "turn off the risk" in their accounts. Tom explains why that's not a good idea while...
In this week's podcast, Brendan, Tom and Casey discuss the Fed's decision to raise interest rates and the effects it might cause in the stock market and economy at large. The guys break down all the latest including inflation, oil/gas prices, housing and more....
