Caregiving Costs: What does it mean to care for a loved one?
We always advise clients that the financial plans we sit down and create with them are documents that guide and help us understand the strengths and weaknesses of your financial situation. Analyzing them and keeping them going throughout retirement is essential. One of the key areas where most people have not adequately prepared for is caregiving.
New Year, New Space: Does Space Belong in Your Investment Portfolio?
If you had to guess which government spent the most on space programs, and you guessed the United States, you’d be absolutely correct. In 2020, the United States spent 47 billion dollars, with China coming in at a distant second, at 8 billion.
The Achilles Heel of Amazon
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. Thomas Edison’s quote is fascinating to me because one of the most interesting statistics I’ve seen about investing history is that there was a point in the early 2000s when Amazon, the biggest giant in retail today, was down 90%…
Bug Bites: Gold, Crypto, and Currency in the times of Inflation
You’ve probably seen those commercials about people who own gold and try to convince you to invest in gold as well. Why is that? And why hold gold? Gold’s uses are limited, other than jewelry and some machinery, and yet it seems to be a commodity that garners a tremendous amount of attention from investors.