That Escalated Quickly; Putting Things in Perspective If you looked at markets last Wednesday, you would hardly know that the Fed had just cut rates. The S&P 500 sold off nearly 3% and we saw 97% of all stocks in the S&P 1500 fall. That is what we call a selling cascade and it has …
Published by Beth Schanou, Director of Wealth and Estate Planning A trust can be a necessary tool for an estate plan. But, you may ask, what is a trust? Put very simply, a trust is created with a formal legal document to manage assets for beneficiaries. The trust is created by a person call …
Published by Mark Petersen and the Carson Group Partners Investment Committee Every new administration in Washington D.C. has an agenda which results from the November election results. Candidates have talking points on the campaign trail. The winner believes that he or she has a ‘mandate’ …
Published by Scott Kubie, Senior Investment Strategist The French elections starting on April 23 are the biggest market moving political event until the recently called British elections. Below are five things to keep in mind that may prevent you from overreacting to a negative outcome in round one:
Creating multigenerational wealth that lasts involves more than passing down assets. It requires teaching younger generations how to maintain that wealth. Learn how you can build and pass on your legacy in this helpful guide. Download Guide
In this day and age, electronic communication has made huge improvements toward making communications quick and convenient. However, we must remain vigilant in protecting our valuable personal information. We believe the best safeguard is for you to educate yourself on what “phishing” is, h …
Published by Pete Mullen, Relationship Manager Have you ever been in a hurry at the grocery store and decided to use the automated check-out line, instead of waiting the extra minute to get in line and have a human check your groceries out for you? Well, if your experience was anything like …
