I wanted to take some time to reflect on the week that was March 15th-21st, 2020. I think the phrase “what a long year this week has been,” summarizes the sentiment and feeling of this long, long week. It does feel like the past week had the entire events of a year in just one …
During volatile times in the markets, there tends to be very little room for optimism. Many people have seen their investment portfolios decrease in value. This can lead investors to feel considerable emotions and prompt them to make rash investment choices that may not be beneficial in the long term. You’ve probably heard or seen …
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Over the last 3 weeks we have seen people show a lot of concern over the continuing Coronavirus pandemic. This concern has bled over to the financial markets. Over the recent weeks, all of the US major market indexes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ, entered into bear market territory. …
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As a lot of businesses are moving their employees to a remote work environment because of the Coronavirus, I wanted to share some quick tips for working from home. Dress for Work It can be tempting to roll out of bed in your PJs and just get started working. Maybe you wear athletic shorts and …
My good friend and leadership consultant, Doug Smith always says “we were not meant to life alone!” I completely agree. I believe as humans we are designed by God to do life together. We all need help and we are stronger together than alone. We can all use a “coach.” I would define a coach …
Most of us have heard that we should “buy low and sell high” and “stay the course” during market downturns. However, like most things, it’s easier said than done. The reality is we are hard wired to do the opposite. Our natural reaction when the market is going down is to sell and when it’s …
Our country has been through many difficult times including the World War I, Great Depression, World War 2, Stagflation and oil shortages of the 70s, The Cold War, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Global Financial Crisis and now the Coronavirus pandemic. In times like these all need leadership to guide us through fear and panic. …
Right now, a lot of people are scared in the United States because of the Coronavirus, which is spreading, and we’re getting news alerts every day of the details of it spreading. Just recently, we learned the state of New York has ordered the national guard to quarantine an entire town. The entire country of …
With the new paradigm of working from home and isolation due to the Coronavirus you might be looking for some ideas of what to do. One of the ideas to get your mind away from the stress and fears of the time is to binge watch a new show. Here are 15 ideas to binge …
Congress has passed the SECURE Act as part of the Federal government spending bill and the President has signed it into law as of December 20th 2019, with most provisions going into effect January 1st 2020. There are many changes that affect retirement accounts with the passage of legislation, but I want to share how this …
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