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3 Takeaways About the Current State of the Economy

2023-05-11T15:26:19-04:00August 6th, 2021|Blog, Financial Planning, Inflation, Investments|

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 [...]

4 Ways to Manage Market Volatility

2023-05-11T15:26:34-04:00August 2nd, 2021|Blog, Inflation, Investments|

4 Ways to Manage Market Volatility By: Stacey Nickens Every couple of days, I get an email from a client wondering if they should be worried about market volatility, rising inflation, or some other catastrophic financial event. Often times, investors in the midst of panic wonder if they should move their money entirely into [...]

May Stock Market Recap

2023-05-11T15:30:21-04:00June 4th, 2021|Blog, Inflation, Investments|

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 [...]

Investing During Periods of Inflation

2023-05-11T15:31:19-04:00May 17th, 2021|Blog, Inflation, Investments|

Investing During Periods of Inflation By: Stacey Nickens I logged onto my computer this morning, and the first headline to pop up read, "Is inflation set to soar this summer?" Investors have become increasingly concerned that inflation is on the rise, and these worries have been exacerbated by the Fed's changing policies around inflation. [...]

Five Innovative Ideas for Investments

2023-05-11T15:32:05-04:00April 30th, 2021|Blog, Investments|

Five Innovative Ideas for Investments By: Stacey Nickens Instead of going to restaurants, people have their food delivered through GrubHub, DoorDash, or UberEats. Many consumers pay for purchases using technologies such as Square or PayPal instead of using cash. Cryptocurrency is on the rise, and autonomous cars could be our future. With all of [...]

Caring for Your Financial Garden

2023-05-11T15:32:37-04:00April 19th, 2021|Blog, Financial Planning|

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 [...]

Investing in the Stay-At-Home Economy

2023-05-11T15:33:28-04:00April 9th, 2021|Blog, Investments|

Investing in the Stay-At-Home Economy By: Stacey Nickens If you've ever been a parent or babysitter, you have likely dreaded the moment your little one complained, "I'm bored!" Yet lockdowns and quarantines may have had you muttering this same phrase to yourself during the past year. With restaurants closed at different periods of time, [...]

Positions I’m Watching: PayPal

2023-05-11T15:37:03-04:00February 19th, 2021|Blog, Investments|

Positions I'm Watching: PayPal By: Stacey Nickens Due to the pandemic, more people are shopping online rather than in store. As a result, the online payment industry has seen a big increase in demand. The online payment platform, PayPal, has accordingly benefited, and its stock has grown over 50% during the past three months. [...]