Archive for January 2018
Does Volatility in the Market Benefit You?
Does Volatility in the Market Benefit You? After a year of low volatility and great market growth in 2017, what should we expect in 2018? If you look at the following chart you will notice that years of low volatility do not usually repeat. I don’t see any years below where the line is perfectly…
Read More[Video] Rent Or Buy
Studio Chat: Renting vs. Financing a Home Purchase STEPHEN SMALENBERGER, EA & MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® One question we get a lot is Do you rent or do you buy? We’ve done both; rented and now own a home. There’s such a simplicity in renting! You know what your fixed costs are each month with no…
Read More[Video] Spending Money
Studio Chat: Advisor’s Take On Spending Money STEPHEN SMALENBERGER, EA & MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® Spending can be a really hard area especially when you’re taking two lives and making them one. Something we found helpful was using a software, tracking it, and viewing it periodically. This was helpful because there are going to be times…
Read MoreYou Must Be “This” Tall To Ride The Market…
You must be “this” tall to ride the market… Do you remember being too short to go on an amusement park ride? The ride you were about to enter was likely full of large roller coaster ups and downs and only those over a certain height and age could stomach it. Like that ride’s caution…
Read More[Video] College Savings
Studio Chat: Advisor’s Take On College Savings STEPHEN SMALENBERGER, EA & MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP® One of the areas you want to discuss once you have children is whether to save or fund your children’s college education. Do you want to fund all of it, some of it, none of it? In planning for the day…
Read MoreWhat Types Of News Affects Market Performance?
What types of news affects market performance? Have you ever thought about all the news you hear day in and day out, good or bad? Now do you ever wonder of all that news, what actually affects the market’s performance? Any one of these news categories itself may not make a large impact, but paired…
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