Are Your Estate Documents In Order? As a financial professional, it's part of my commitment to you to help you guide your financial affairs. One area that is particularly critical to get right is estate preparation and the …
15 Financial Resolutions for 2015
As 2015 is well under way, it's time to start thinking about how to make this year a success for yourself and your loved ones. Though there's little consensus about their origins, we know that Americans have been making New Year's …
What Are These Central Banks Doing?
Markets ended the week in the black for the first time in 2015 on the back of major moves by multiple central banks. For the week, the S&P 500 gained 1.60%, the Dow grew 0.92%, and the Nasdaq added 2.66%.[1] Central banks ruled …
Friday’s “Relief Rally”
Stocks experienced another rollercoaster week, pummeled by a dismal global growth forecast and missed earnings reports. However, markets ended a four-day losing streak on Friday with a "relief rally" as energy prices rebounded …
Perspectives On a Volatile Week
Stocks ended the first full week of 2015 in the red, pulled in different directions by a mixed December jobs report, fresh oil declines, and renewed terrorist fears in the West. For the week, the S&P 500 lost 0.65%, the Dow fell …
Special Update: 2014 in Review
With 2014 behind us, let's take a look at some of the factors that influenced markets last year. With the economic recovery in its fifth year, 2014 was the year in which Americans finally became confident in the economy and their …