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Reflections on Death and Planning
A few days ago, I learned of the unexpected passing of an aunt. We weren't particularly close, she always lived out-of-state and visits...
Steve
May 142 min read


So You Want to Have a Trade War?
In my January "What's Going On With the Market" section I first noted some dark clouds on the horizon. February saw me follow with a...
Steve
Apr 63 min read


Financial Planning or Investment Management?
From time to time it's always good to review and, perhaps, re-examine the different services Flatirons Wealth Management provides to its...
Steve
Mar 161 min read


Trade Wars, Invasions, and Involuntary Resignations
The election of Donald Trump last November virtually ensured that the next four years of all of our lives, regardless of who we voted...
Steve
Feb 134 min read


Invest? Or Pay Off Debt?
It is not uncommon at an initial conversation for new clients to ask about paying off a low interest rate debt. Maybe it's a mortgage...
Steve
Jan 142 min read


Was It Just The Cantaloupe
Being a financial planner sometimes allows me a unique window into the thoughts and emotions the public is currently having around the...
Steve
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Strange Things Are Afoot At The Circle K
Following the election of Donald Trump, domestic stock indexes rose to all-time highs. Industries expected to benefit from a Trump...
Steve
Nov 12, 20241 min read


I'll Be Back!
Much like The Terminator, it appears Donald Trump has come back from the political graveyard and won the 2024 U.S. presidential...
Steve
Nov 8, 20243 min read


Life Insurance For Children - Good Idea?
From time to time clients email me with some fantastic questions. One such question arrived about a month ago - "Should we be...
Steve
Oct 22, 20243 min read


Skyrocketing Insurace Premiums
Conversations with clients frustrated by skyrocketing insurance premiums have, unfortunately, become an almost weekly occurrence here at...
Steve
Sep 19, 20243 min read


Evaluating Performance. Fairly.
At least once a year a prospective client will sit across my desk and begin our conversation saying, "I'm disappointed with the returns...
Steve
Aug 14, 20242 min read


It's Happening...
It's happening again. Sure as the sun rises when financial markets perform well investors begin to throw extra money at stocks and...
Steve
Jul 19, 20242 min read


Social Security - Will There Be Any Left For You?
Good News!!! The Social Security Administration released its annual trustees' report last week which noted the trust that funds social...
Steve
May 16, 20242 min read


Thank You!
A few days ago I was reflecting on my years as a financial planner, what I had learned, and how I've used prior client conversations to...
Steve
Apr 18, 20241 min read


Bitcoin Is Back In The News!
Bitcoin is back in the news as it recently exceeded the prior all-time high of $68,992 set in November of 2021. Indeed, it was less than...
Steve
Mar 7, 20242 min read


Diversification - A Free Lunch? Or a Stolen One?
Diversification has been called "the only free lunch in investing:" By investing in a basket of less-than-perfectly correlated assets, an...
Steve
Feb 14, 20242 min read


A Silver Tsunami?
As 2024 begins and financial journalists and pundits the world over give their opinions on what the coming year holds it seems important...
Steve
Jan 16, 20243 min read


Wowza!
What a November! The S&P rallied nearly 9% as stocks charged higher the first of the month and never looked back. Investors, after...
Steve
Dec 8, 20232 min read


What's Going On In The Market?
The S&P 500 fell 2.2% in October. At its late month worst, the index was down nearly 11% from its summer highs. My repeated warnings...
Steve
Nov 10, 20231 min read


Are You REALLY Getting All Of Your 401(k) Match?
It's that lovely time of year again - leaves are falling, the first flakes of snow are drifting by and holiday cheer is making its way...
Steve
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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