Planning matters

Steps to Creating a Home Inventory

When you get a homeowner’s (or renter’s) insurance policy, you need to know the value of your belongings to insure. Often coverage is determined without creating an actual…

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CASH is BACK

Cash is back, maybe not to the levels seen in the 80’s, but certainly providing competition to most risk assets. Keep in mind, interest rates in many parts of the developed world remain grounded at zero, so even to have this discussion is a bit of a luxury for dollar-based investors and those domiciled in the USA.

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“Sign of the Times, or Just Plain Loco”

Consistently throughout 2017, I’ve observed several financial transactions, or some type of valuation, that just doesn’t settle quite right with me. Perhaps near zero interest rates around the globe have permanently changed financial markets.

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Competing For Jobs May Have Just Gotten Harder

Immigrants are relatively better educated when coming to America and the share of those with college degrees has nearly doubled over the last 20 years, further complicating the employment picture…

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Gridlock on Capitol Hill: What Markets are Conveying

Asset class performance in 2017 is significantly different than during the period from Election Day through year-end 2016. What are markets conveying?

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