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The Principles of Building Wealth

Building wealth is a goal that requires time, effort, and discipline. Don’t get sucked in by get-rich-quick schemes and too-good-to-be-true opportunities that can send you down the wrong path.  Although is seems like an overwhelming task, anyone can accomplish…

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Is Inflation Peaking?

One lesser-known indicator is called the Baltic Dry Index. You see it in prices at the grocery store and the gas station. You feel it in your monthly budget. So why don’t the financial markets seem too concerned about…

Investment

The Quiet Fall in Bond Yields

What’s behind the quiet fall in bond yields? With all the attention given to inflation, stock prices, and job reports, it’s been easy to overlook the remarkable move in the bond market during the past few months. The yield…

Investment

Investor Sentiment is Shifting

This year, markets have experienced an odd phenomenon. A recent survey shows that 63% of investors are more interested in protecting their financial assets and planning for uncertainty in the future than anything else.1  There are many reasons for…

Financial Planning Investment

Are Americans Saving Too Much?

American spending habits have taken a clear direction. Among the many changes arising from the pandemic, one of the most noticeable was a change in American spending habits. A survey released in March 2021 by Pew Research shows that…

Financial Planning Investment

The Emergence of ESG Investing

How generational and societal change is influencing companies and the markets.    ESG: what does that acronym stand for? Those three letters stand for “Environmental, Social, and Governance” and signify an investment that has particular merit to investors of…