To Inspire: Officially, it is Spring, my second favorite season. Almost exactly two year ago, on April 1, 2021 I wrote a WealthNotes article about spirituality and gardening. In that post I talked a little about my love of gardening, and the seeds I started that year to get a jump on the growing season […]
To Inform: Earlier this week, Travis and I had the pleasure of meeting with a fund manager we’ve known a long time who manages a global fund held in many of our client portfolios. The visit seemed particularly well-timed, as market participants obsess over Federal Reserve policy, bank stress, and other topics of the day. […]
To Inspire: For Christians, this is the season of Lent – a time of reflecting more deeply on Christ’s death and resurrection and choosing to take on our own acts of self-denial, prayer and almsgiving. Many choose to fast from alcohol, sweets or coffee. Others take on extra works of charity or more frequent times […]
To Inform: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra Most mornings as I’m having my coffee, after a devotional and quiet time, I look at my CNBC app to check pre-market trading and the major headlines for the financial markets. For the early morning of March 17, here is the […]
To Inspire: This year we’re sharing insights from some of the books we find inspirational and informative. Matt Palmer recently talked about Arthur Brooks’ newest offering, “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life.” (If you missed that, read it here.) This week, I (Michelle) have been […]
To Inform: “So, on behalf of the people of this country, to prevent a recession, yes or no Chairman Powell, will you pause future interest rate hikes?” This question was posed to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell by Rep. Ayanna Pressley from Michigan this past week as the Chairman testified before Congress. Powell ultimately responded […]
To Inspire: In the last two weeks, I (Matt) have been reflecting on change and how it impacts our lives. No doubt that’s been spurred because our firm has just moved our offices – from the Arena District, where we had outgrown our space, to the Brewery District, where we now are in larger space […]
By now, I’m guessing that most people reading this have heard that the Secure Act 2.0 was passed by Congress and signed into law late last year. The second iteration of the Secure Act was crafted with the intention of increasing employee retirement savings while also expanding access to company retirement savings plans. With […]
To Inform: An article in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal started with the sentence, “Stronger-than-expected manufacturing data Wednesday pushed stocks lower…” Wait, what? Isn’t better than expected data supposed to be good for markets? Sometimes that’s the case, but the current market environment is one of mixed signals as the market wrestles with the prospects for […]
To Inspire: In America, we love to celebrate athletic achievements. Whether it’s the Heisman Trophy awarded to College Football’s best player, or the Golden Glove in Major League Baseball awarded to an outstanding fielder at their position, winning one of these awards can be the apex of a professional athlete’s career. NFL players have a […]