The sweeping tariff announcements by the Trump administration have pushed markets into a rapid selloff and added fuel to what was simmering volatility. At Financial Plan, we don’t pretend to know what the final resolution will be or where it will take us. However, we strongly believe that humans will continue to work through our […]
Circle the Wagons
Shoring up our financial defenses before we can’t remember where we put da fences I am a pretty laid-back person, but one thing that makes me go from zero to ‘losing it’ in short order is when somebody attacks Grandma (or Grandpa.) Not just my grandma, but any grandma. In this case, I’m not speaking […]
Irrational Expectations (and 3 things you can do to guard against them)
Expectations are powerful things. They involuntarily override our logic and amplify our emotional response to events based on how those events measure up to our expectations. When it comes to making decisions about our finances, emotions make poor bedfellows. In the stock market, expectations are everything. A company can have a great earnings report, but […]