January 2019 | Page 2 of 2 | Financial Design Studio - Fee-Only Financial Advisor in Chicago Illinois

Keeping Watch On Interest Rates, Trade Tension, & Government Shutdown

By Financial Design Studio, Inc. | January 10, 2019

We’ve seen an encouraging week that has witnessed the market making positive strides forward! This progress is encouraging. Let’s discuss a number of items we are paying attention that can affect how the market moves in the coming days. Global Trade Tension: This item alone holds so much potential for higher market movement. Whatever description…

[Video] Understanding Income & Expenses

By Financial Design Studio, Inc. | January 7, 2019

STEPHEN & MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, EA & CFP ® Maybe you feel like you’re living paycheck to paycheck or that you’re just spending too much. Here’s some ways that you can get this under control. What am I spending today? Take your past credit card or bank account statements and add up your expenses for the…

2018 Market Repeat?

By Financial Design Studio, Inc. | January 3, 2019

As we look back on 2018 it was certainly a wild ride. The first 3 quarters of the year brought strong market performance all for it to fizzle in the last quarter of the year. And yet, analysts we like to follow are already forecasting a strong 2019 with potential double digit returns. That seems…