None of us expected an economic upheaval spawned by a health crisis as the year began. In the below lessons and takeaways from the Covid-19 crisis, you’ll probably recognize some of the themes from financial planning discussions with us. 1. Money at the end of your month. Saving for an emergency cannot be underestimated. ...

By Associate Financial Adviser: Daniel Carnes​ Everyone remembers how much a gallon of gasoline cost when they were growing up. For most Baby Boomers it was less than 50 cents a gallon. This phenomenon of prices of goods and services risings over the years is due to inflation. However, have you ever wondered, why do we have inflation? As ...

Market Update Last week, the month of April came to a close (finally) with a 12.6% rise in the S&P 500 during the month. That makes it the best month since January of 1987! However, this rebound does not mean that we're out of the woods yet. The S&P 500 is still down 12.38% for ...

One of the hardest aspects of this crisis is this social distancing required between you, me, friends, neighbors, colleagues, even our families! I don't know about you, but the photos of people trying to visit their loved ones through hospital windows just tears at my soul. In difficult times, America's greatest strength has come ...