• Written by James Twining
• Categorised Newsletters

The market decline of early 2016 was not anywhere near the magnitude of a bear market such as we experienced in…

• Written by James Twining
• Categorised Uncategorized

Belling-hamsters know what it is like to wait out a long winter.  A down market can be like that;  gloomy, day…

• Written by James Twining
• Categorised Uncategorized

In recent months, several of the world’s central banks have conducted a highly risky experimentwith negative interest rates.   For example, the…

• Written by Nathan Twining
• Categorised Stock Market

If you are going to invest in the stock market for any meaningful amount of time, you will at some point…

• Written by W. Devin Wolf, CFP®
• Categorised Bonds

If you’ve browsed the web recently and have a habit of reading up on finance, there’s a good chance you’ve seen…

• Written by W. Devin Wolf, CFP®
• Categorised Newsletters

In the latest edition of The Plan, Jamie mentioned the 4% rule of thumb for withdrawal rates. To delve a bit…

• Written by James Twining
• Categorised Insurance

Most insurance agents are happy to reassure you they’re selling you a great policy, but there’s no getting around the conflict…

• Written by Nathan Twining
• Categorised Uncategorized

No financial planner can know what the future will bring, and none should pretend to. Markets, stock prices and ultimately return…

• Written by James Twining
• Categorised Uncategorized

Dimensional Fund Advisors’ Weston Wellington offers useful perspective regarding the financial crisis in Greece.   Click the link below to view…

• Written by James Twining
• Categorised Newsletters

Many years ago when I was just beginning my budding career,  an older and wiser financial advisor told me that “the…

• Written by W. Devin Wolf, CFP®
• Categorised Uncategorized

Click on any of the following steps for a closer look. Additional exhibit information and important disclosures. Past performance is no…

• Written by W. Devin Wolf, CFP®
• Categorised Uncategorized

Interesting article from Bloomberg “The Hugely Profitable, Wholly Legal Way to Game the Stock Market” Our clients know this as the…

• Written by W. Devin Wolf, CFP®
• Categorised Articles

These days, socially responsible investing, or SRI for short, is a popular practice among investors who consider themselves socially conscious, and…

• Written by James Twining
• Categorised Articles

The common perception among the investing public is that all of the professionals who help clients manage their money are “financial…

• Written by James Twining
• Categorised Newsletters

In February, my youngest son Gabriel graduated from Saybrook University in Seattle with a Master’s Degree in Industrial Psychology with a…