Inflation Insight Q1 2022
Inflation is a political lightning rod. As a result, there is a good deal of misconception around it. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is up […]
Financial Planning for a Special Needs Child
Raising children and grandchildren is challenging in the best of circumstances. But when a child has special needs or a disability, the hurdles can look […]
Ooops…the Producer Price Index Just Went Boom!
When I suggested they went boom…prices for intermediate processed goods are up 24.1% versus a year ago while unprocessed goods are up 29.7% versus a year ago.
Planning for Art Ownership – NFTs
*The distributed ledger technology of blockchain is most commonly associated with bitcoin and other “cryptos,” but the use of such tech reaches much wider. An […]
Sticking to Our Targets, For Now
Late last year we shared our stock market forecast for 2022 (thanks again Brian Wesbury), projecting the S&P 500 would rise to 5,250. Since then, […]
Real Estate Reality 2022
Heads up if your thinking Real Estate. Home sales declined 4.6% in December at a lower than expected rate and December sales are down 7.1% […]
2021 Lookback
2021 was a fizzing mints-in-soda kind of year. As we head into the new year, let’s a look back at 2021. United States’ economic growth […]
Big Wealth Mistakes the Super Rich Don’t Make
No one is perfect—not even the smartest or most famous among us. But some people veer closer to perfection than others. Take the self-made Super […]
The Many Forms of the Family Office
Family offices—both single-family and multifamily versions—are becoming increasingly popular with successful families. But the world of the family office is diverse. Here’s a look at […]
What is Wealth Planning, Really?
It can be all too easy to focus on just one aspect of your financial life—and in doing so, miss opportunities as well as incur […]