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Trump’s 401k Shake-Up: Why Private Equity Spells Trouble for Your Retirement

As a certified financial planner with decades of experience guiding everyday Americans toward secure retirements, I’ve seen how 401(k) plans anchor millions of workers’ financial futures. These employer-sponsored accounts let you save pre-tax dollars and invest in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds for long-term growth towards your future retirement. But a new policy threatens this simple system: the Trump Administration is expected to sign an executive order soon, directing federal regulators to issue guidance on adding private investments—like private equity—to 401(k) portfolios. While this aims to diversify options, for the average 401(k) investor unfamiliar with private equity, it’s a risky move. Read More

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The Stock Market Will Always Grow

Every so often, people wonder if it’s even worth investing in the stock market anymore. After all, hasn’t everything already been invented? We have cars, smartphones, streaming, medicine that cures diseases, and technology that connects the world in seconds. If the great inventions are behind us, what’s left to drive the market higher?

It’s a fair question—but it misses a key truth: human needs and the search for profit guarantee that innovation and business will never stop. And because innovation never stops, the stock market, over time, always finds a way to grow. Read More

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Does Diversification Suck?

Imagine the days of old ships powered by sails. The fastest ones, called clipper ships, were built to race across the ocean, carrying tea from China. They were sleek, with tons of sails and a deep keel—think of it like a fin—that helped them use the wind but needed deep water to avoid crashing. Read More

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Young Investors – Embrace the Declines

If you’re a young investor watching the stock market dip in 2025, you might be feeling a little uneasy. Headlines are filled with talk of a slowing economy, recession fears, and market selloffs. But here’s the truth: none of that matters to you in the long run. In fact, downturns are an opportunity—one that you should be taking full advantage of. Read More

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3 Government Policies that Destroy Retirement

As a financial advisor, I’m sometimes told to be ‘neutral’ about politics when discussing your money. But when it comes to securing your financial future, there’s no room for gray areas. Let’s talk straight about three policies that, no matter who promotes them, won’t help you retire better. Read More

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ESG : How the Government Destroys Markets and Your Retirement

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has seen an unprecedented surge in recent years. While ESG factors should lead to more sustainable and responsible investments, there are concerns that the government push for ESG is distorting markets and negatively impacting retirees and their portfolios. In this blog post, we will discuss how government involvement in ESG investments create unintended consequences, and what retirees can do to protect their portfolios from volatility and maintain a reliable income stream. Read More

What Is a Money Market Account?
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What Is a Money Market Account?

A brand new year is starting and if you learned anything from 2020, it’s that you need to be prepared for those “what-if” scenarios.

Having adequate emergency reserves is important and consider making it part of your 2021 saving goals. You should always strive to have at the very least six months’ worth of your monthly expenses set aside in your emergency reserves.

There are several options that you can choose from if you want to start saving money for emergencies. One of the best and easiest options is using a money market account.

A money market account is a type of interest-earning savings account, and is intended to offer investors high liquidity with a very low level of risk. They are also insured by the FDIC.

Are you trying to open a money market account? Let’s go through how and why to start using a money market account successfully. Read More

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COVID & Markets

The world is a big place and there is always something going on. The flavor of the month these days is the Coronavirus (COVID). If you have not heard about it, its merely a deadly and contagious flu in a section of China. As the media and financial analyst often do, the have a tendency to over blow just about anything to make you think they actually know how markets work. Read More