CARES Act helps your business: relief for your retirement plan participants

By |2022-04-07T10:42:02-07:00April 1st, 2020|Fiduciary, In the news|

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020, and includes provisions to assist retirement plan participants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  For plan sponsors and their participants, this Act can provide essential financial help to many employees. The new law provides distribution and loan relief [Read More]

Video: Market and investor behavior perspectives related to the coronavirus

By |2020-07-20T13:28:45-07:00March 25th, 2020|Investor behavior, In the news, Staying the course|

Gain perspective about the confluence of events affecting the markets, including the coronavirus. What are the drivers of current volatility? Where do markets and diversified portfolios stand now? How does this market compare to the many volatile markets in the past? See how bad markets have strong recoveries. See why panic is not an [Read More]

How we’re thinking about coronavirus

By |2024-01-29T12:18:34-08:00February 28th, 2020|General thoughts, In the news, Investor behavior, Staying the course|

The public’s concern about coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing. As is often the case, concerns are frequently magnified by what’s called “negativity bias,” an evolutionary mechanism in the brain to minimize risk. More often than not, people over-react to potential risks. But sometimes the reaction is warranted. Regarding coronavirus, it is too soon to tell [Read More]

The SECURE Act: What individuals, business owners and retirement plan sponsors need to know

By |2020-07-24T14:55:50-07:00December 29th, 2019|Blog, Fiduciary, In the news, Personal Wealth|

Business owners, especially smaller employers, now have more incentives and options to offer retirement savings plan.  Individuals have additional opportunities to grow their retirement savings.  Signed in to law by the President on December 20, 2019, The SECURE Act (‘Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement”) brings the most significant pension reform in more [Read More]

What is the yield curve, and what does it mean when it becomes inverted?

By |2022-04-09T09:29:15-07:00October 28th, 2019|General thoughts, In the news|

In the past several months, something unusual has happened to bond yields, something that had not happened since 2007: the yield curve inverted. What is a yield curve? What is the yield curve, and why is it noteworthy when it becomes inverted? Typically, an investor expects to be paid more to tie up his [Read More]

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