by Hillary Hienton | Sep 13, 2018 | Capstone, Changing Times, Retirement
I recently had a significant scare with my 73-year-old father when his life nearly came to an end. I recognize we are mortals, but this particular scare was abrupt. After we got past the initial trauma and remembered to breathe, my brain took over from my heart. I...
by admin | Jul 3, 2018 | Capstone, Changing Times, Restylement, Retirement
By Jamie Cornehlsen In 1999 a man sat comfortably as he watched the stock market rise. Due to his aggressive investment strategy, his wealth had doubled. He looked at his retirement, thinking he could do more than he ever imagined. Today, 19 years later, his portfolio...
by admin | Mar 22, 2018 | Capstone, Changing Times, Investing Fundamentals, View on Market
By Ted Schwartz, CFP Those of you who know me well, know I am a lover of college basketball and March Madness. Watching UMBC’s 16th seeded Retrievers take apart the nation’s top ranked Virginia Cavaliers the other night was an amazing experience. Sixteenth seeds had...
by admin | Jan 14, 2016 | Changing Times
Understanding what measures your success is not a simple equation. One individual’s metric may be different from the next. However, it is far less important how we measure our success than it is how we determine it. Simply put, our struggles determine our success....
by admin | Dec 18, 2015 | Changing Times
Are we facing a retirement crisis? Absolutely! This was the conclusion of the PBS Frontline segment on preparing for retirement, titled The Retirement Gamble. In today’s world, most working individuals have busy lives and are not spending enough time focusing on...
by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Changing Times, Investing Fundamentals
Preparing for retirement can often be difficult. As individuals, we have very limited ability to see ourselves in the future, including what our healthcare expenses may be or any hiccups that may occur, such as a job loss. Because we lead such busy lives, most...
