Posts by Financial Design Studio, Inc.
Do You Have The Stomach [For The Stock Market Roller Coaster]?
Are you someone who likes the Tea Cup rides at festivals or theme parks? Maybe you prefer the roller coasters that move through highs and lows at rapid speeds? Whatever your stomach for these rides, does it correlate to your stomach for the stock market turns and ups and downs? Promising News & Volatility In…
Read More[Video] Why Your Business Number’s Plan Matters
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MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP ® In a previous video we’ve talked about keeping the books for your business up to date, including all your income and expenses. Today, we’ll talk about why that matters. Here’s a progression of your business from when you start to the growth mode that you find yourself in. In the beginning…
Read MoreMore Questions Than Answers
Do you ever go through seasons where you have more questions than answers? And when you get one answer you feel like it just creates even more questions? This is how I would describe the news of the week and the market movement that followed. Consider in our recent blog posts where we have discussed…
Read MoreThis Year’s Charles Schwab Conference [Long Version]
I’m writing to you as I fly home fresh from Schwab’s annual conference held in our nation’s capital, Washington D.C. There couldn’t have been a better place for this year’s conference as we anticipate next week’s mid-term elections and recent market volatility. To summarize my experience at the conference it is this: my humbling respect…
Read More[Video] A Thanksgiving Greeting
STEPHEN & MICHELLE SMALENBERGER, CFP ® Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 from Michelle and Steve! Were there big changes in your life this year? Let’s sit back and reflect on all to be thankful for this holiday!
Read MoreRemember To Keep A Thankful Perspective
We talk a lot about keeping a long term perspective. But what about keeping a thankful perspective? Just like the long term perspective keeps us from making short term investing decisions, a thankful perspective can too. Many of you haven’t forgotten the financial crisis of 2007-2009. However, have you forgotten how the market has performed…
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