To Inform:   Back in 1979, a news reporter (Jane Fonda) and her camera operator (Michael Douglas) are unintentional witnesses to a SCRAM incident, an emergency core shutdown procedure at a nuclear power plant in California. The crew prevents a catastrophe, but the plant supervisor (Jack Lemmon) begins to suspect the plant is in violation […]

To Inform: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summed up the current environment well in a recent press conference: “The new Administration is in the process of implementing significant policy changes in four distinct areas: trade, immigration, fiscal policy, and regulation. It is the net effect of these policy changes that will matter for the economy […]

To Inform: The Joseph Group had the great privilege (and a lot of fun!) hosting a crowd of clients and friend at our March Portfolios and Pints this past Tuesday in Hilliard. Joseph Group Partner and CEO Travis Upton and I fielded “questions from a hat” that had been submitted by clients and advisors. One […]

To Inform: Tuesday, March 18 at 5pm we will hold our semi-annual “Questions from a Hat” Portfolios and Pints event at Crooked Can in Hilliard. These events are always fun, but I feel like attendance is always a little higher when there is volatility in the market…and right now we are definitely seeing market volatility. […]

To Inform: The last couple of weeks have been a rude wakeup call for market participants. After touching an all-time high on February 19th, the S&P 500 through this past Thursday’s close was 6.6% off the recent high. Before getting to the why and what we’re thinking about it, let’s examine the selloff in the […]

To Inform: Like many people who are either approaching retirement or have recently retired, you have likely spent years diligently saving and investing to secure your financial future. However, once you reach a point of financial stability, it’s essential to transition from a mindset of saving to one of spending—enjoying the fruits of your labor […]

To Inform: Warren Buffett, the famed value investor from Omaha, began writing about “economic moats” back in the 1980s. Similar to a castle, the idea of an economic moat is something that protects the company from threats. Put another way, a moat is the source(s) of a company’s competitive edge, that will allow it to […]

To Inform: Many Star Wars fans, me included, think “The Last Jedi” (Episode 8) was a bad movie. At the end of “The Force Awakens” (Episode 7), Luke Skywalker came on the screen creating the anticipation that in the next movie, Jedi warrior Luke would be swinging his green lightsaber, saving the galaxy, and fulfilling […]

To Inform:  If you’ve picked up a newspaper or tuned into financial media lately, it’s not a secret that the stock market is trading at high valuations relative to history. Some of this is no doubt a result of the success many American companies have had over the last several years across a range of […]

To Inform:   Many of our clients, and all future retirees, could benefit from a provision of Secure Act 2.0 that will allow increased 401(k) contributions to a specific subset of retirement plan investors for the first time in 2025. For several years now, retirement investors have been able to take advantage of catch-up contributions […]