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Thinking Divorce? Know Your Litigation Budget
Generally, a litigation budget is a document that outlines the estimated costs associated with a specific legal case. It helps attorneys...
How To Negotiate A Divorce Settlement With Your Spouse
Once you and/or your spouse have decided to file for divorce, know at some point there will be negotiations. We have included some simple...
What to Do When You Receive a Sudden Windfall: How to Make Smart, Lasting Choices
An inheritance. A legal settlement. A big bonus. A property sale. There are many ways a sudden influx of money can arrive in your life—and...
Bye Bye and Buy Bonds
“Bye Bye and Buy Bonds” was a sign often used by Bob Hope during World War II. It was a promotion to buy U.S. Savings bonds to help fund...
Legacy and the Elves
It’s that time again! The holidays …. The most wonderful time of the year. A time for holiday parties, family gatherings, gift giving, and...
Magnificent Munis
The fixed income market is in transition as we are on the eve of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) September meeting where it is...
Covering Your Bases
Ahhh, spring! A time when the world seems to start anew. Trees are budding, flowers are blooming, animals are building little nests for...
Rates Rise, Values Fall – Where are we now?
Following the 2022 market, when nothing seemed to work and equities and fixed income moved in the same direction – DOWN - I read with...
Having It All: How to Achieve Your Financial & Career Goals
Did you know that in the early 1900s, only six percent of married women worked outside of the home? It wasn’t until the First World War...
Market updates
Monthly Outlook
The Price of Money Is Becoming the Market's Biggest Test Earnings and growth are holding up. Rates, oil, and inflation are driving a more...
September 8th, 2026
Last week demonstrated that good economic news isn't always positive market news when inflation remains an issue. Friday's strong jobs...
September 4th, 2026
Earnings and continued AI related deal activity kept this bull market intact this week. Rising rates stole the spotlight, and Friday’s...
First Week of September
Constructive Fundamentals, Narrowing Margin for Error Markets edged higher last week. Nvidia and tech earnings kept the AI spending story...
Week of Monday 24th
Last week was a valuation and bond market reality check. Stocks finished lower despite a rebound on Friday as long term Treasury yields...