This week’s question is a popular one – with an equally unpopular answer. Question: What do you mean by emergency savings and how much should I keep in that account? Answers: It depends I know, I know. “It depends” can be a very frustrating answer and it is one that I find applies to many […]

Like many of you, I’ve had to come up with new ways to workout during the pandemic. I’ve switched from in-person spin classes to at-home rides using the Peloton app. For those of you not familiar, these rides are part workout/part media production, as the instructors take you thru ride prompts while also interspersing wisdom […]

Each quarter, we will share three things that we are keeping Top of Mind. This quarter, we are sharing some personal finance topics and reminders 1.) Mortgage Refinance – As interest rates remain low, it is a good time to review all debt you may have (including your mortgage) and determine if refinancing would be beneficial. […]

“Are we there yet?” When I was a kid, within about 20 minutes of any road trip, I would inevitably shout this question from the back of the station wagon. As we enter our sixth month of “life since COVID-19,” I’d venture to guess we are all asking ourselves this question in many areas of […]

If you are looking for a guiding light, read on! I recently re-read some market commentary from late 2019 (including my own) and it’s shocking to think of all we’ve been through in the investing world since those words were written. The world has been upended by a virus that is yet to be contained, […]

Here we are.  Still crossing the figurative bridge (read earlier posts here and here) over a vast valley of uncertainty.  We’ve come a long way in our journey, enduring global economic shutdown, skyrocketing unemployment, considerable strife and tragic loss of human life, and seemingly never ending uncertainty about what comes next. Even though life seems […]

Each quarter, we will share three things that we are keeping Top of Mind Here’s our latest list: 1.) 20 for 2020 – I shared this concept with you last year as well, but I loved the concept so much I have made it an annual tradition. I was first introduced to this concept on the […]

Rebalancing. One of many investing buzzwords that deserves a closer look. Let’s start with your target allocation. When you started investing, a target allocation was set for you and your specific situation, based upon a variety of factors including risk tolerance, liquidity needs, timeline, long-term goals, and many others. Your target allocation specified how much […]

If you’re feeling a bit of motion sickness from the markets over the past eighteen months, you are not alone. Markets have been on a bit of a roller coaster – now returning to the same platform where we all got on the ride, with the market recently crossing over to all time highs. But […]

There were few investors who were sorry to see 2018 go. Market movements in October thru December brought returns for the year negative and erased most annual gains, all while worrying investors with significant daily movements and seemingly endless selling pressure. Why did these sharp downward moves occur? Markets are complex and there is no […]