What are Dividend Aristocrat stocks? By: Stacey Nickens Income-oriented investors often look for stocks with strong dividend yields and consistent dividend payments. Investing in a stock with those attributes can allow you to maintain a fairly consistent income stream in your investment portfolio, regardless of broader market volatility. In looking for income-paying stocks, you [...]
3 Takeaways About the Current State of the Economy By: Stacey Nickens As we finish out August, many of us are packing in pool days and beach vacations while the weather is still nice. You may also be trying to maximize your fun in case the Delta variant continues to spread and forces us [...]
3 Investment Opportunities to Hedge Against Inflation By: Stacey Nickens Inflation has risen rapidly during the past year. The Fed is raising interest rates to help combat inflation. However, even if inflation levels out, investors could still take some measures to protect their long-term purchasing power. Investors could increase their exposure to Treasury Inflation-Protected [...]
Reducing Risk While Beating Inflation By: Stacey Nickens Some investors get nauseous riding the roller coaster that is the stock market. Especially as individuals near retirement, risking loss of principal can feel less and less appetizing. These investors may flock to "safer" investments that experience less volatility but also offer lower returns. However, these [...]
May Stock Market Recap By: Stacey Nickens Just as April showers have brought about the growth of May flowers, so has reopening and COVID vaccine distribution brought about the growth of the American economy. In May, we saw additional evidence that the United States is showing strong economy growth, exhibiting many of the metrics [...]
Caring for Your Financial Garden By: Stacey Nickens To me, freshly-grown flowers fill me with so much hope. As Audrey Hepburn once said, "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." Each Spring, I reserve my spots at the community garden. I pick out what seeds I will plant, and then I carefully [...]
3 Common Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them By: Stacey Nickens We all know the old truism, "Learn from your mistakes." However, learning from your mistakes is not as easy as it sounds. Sometimes we are not able to identify the specific mistake that we made. Or we are unsure how to fix or [...]
5 Steps for Understanding Your Retirement Spending Needs By: Stacey Nickens Many of my clients list their primary savings goal as saving for retirement. However, this goal can feel general and amorphous. It can be helpful to better understand your specific spending needs in retirement and save for those needs. Moreover, planning for retirement goes [...]
Tip of the Day: Prepare for Market Volatility By Understanding Your Risk Tolerance By: Stacey Nickens This week, I have been bombarded with messaging warning of increased historic market volatility in September and October. According to the Stock Traders Almanac, the Dow Jones often drops between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. (Rosh Hashanah begins on [...]
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