Investing

  • Today’s investors increasingly seek more than just returns; they want their investments to reflect their values and contribute to a better world...

  • Spring is the perfect time to reset and reorganize your financial life. Just like the feel-good experience of decluttering your home, financial spring cleaning reduces stress as you identify areas...

  • It’s that time of year again—tax season! While the Eagles are headed toward the Super Bowl, let’s focus on another big kick-off— the official start of tax season: January 27th, 2025.

  • Your 401(k) can be either a trick or a treat depending on how you use it. Not funding your 401(k) is a trick that could jeopardize your financial future, while regular contributions are one of the best financial treats you can give yourself.

  • Behavioral finance always plays a big role when it comes to investor decision-making, but it becomes especially important during emotionally charged times—like presidential election years.

  • The change to a new season often prompts us to adopt new habits or practices to better experience what matters most to us. This is reminiscent of our client conversations about what is most important to them in their lives, particularly when when change is desired...

  • Good news abounded during the second quarter, with many factors contributing to the overall positive results. The Information Technology sector dominated the equity markets in the U.S., helped in large part by exciting advances in artificial intelligence...

  • Another year is upon us, complete with new personal goals and plans to fulfill former ones. For any investor who spent a lot of time stressing over the volatile capital markets last year...

  • The first two articles in our series, A Whole Lot Modern: Three Investment Pillars to Embrace Now, introduced investing with an Impact based upon one’s values, and investing with a sensitivity to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) concerns. Our discussion in article three: Investments with Impact and ESG will connect the two for investors while identifying important distinctions. The socially responsible considerations presented previously may seem similar, but they are distinct. For instance, if an investor is interested in ...

  • The article series, A Whole Lot Modern: Three Investment Pillars to Embrace Now, began with a focus on Investments with Impact, which feature an advocacy component in support of investors’ values. One example was a mutual fund that invests in the construction of solar farms. We continue by exploring Investments with ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) analysis as an integral feature. Generally speaking, the aim of our second pillar—Investments with ESG—is to avoid certain companies and thereby “do less ...