Category: Financial Planning
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How no fees can be worse for you
R Persichitte was recently featured in a Marketwatch article about pitfalls of hidden fees: Marketwatch: The Advicer Here are more tips to not get ripped off by a lack of transparency. Transparency of Hourly Fees Advisors (like Delagify) who charge fees for services have some advantages. This method is transparent, making it easier for clients…
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Long-Term Investors, Don’t Let a Recession Faze You
Investors may be tempted to abandon equities and go to cash when there is a heightened risk of recession. But research has shown that stock prices incorporate these expectations and generally fall in value before a recession even begins. Across the two years that follow a recession’s onset, equities have a history of positive performance.…
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Joe Biden accidentally paid for Colorado’s new retirement requirement.
Colorado SecureSavings required employers to provide retirement plans. A few months later, SECURE 2.0 said they would pay for it. The state law is mandatory; the federal law is free money. What you can offer Since you are now required to offer a retirement plan opportunity for your employees, here are some pros and cons of…
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Stock Gains Can Add Up after Big Declines
Perspectives by Dimensional Funds. Sudden market downturns can be unsettling. But historically, US equity returns following sharp declines have, on average, been positive. A broad market index tracking data since 1926 in the US shows that stocks have tended to deliver positive returns over one-year, three-year, and five-year periods following steep declines. Cumulative returns show this…
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Mind over Matter: Perspective for Investors on the US Debt Ceiling
KEY TAKEAWAYS If ongoing debate over the debt ceiling is giving you a dizzying sense of déjà vu, you are forgiven. The debt ceiling, or limit, reflects the amount of money the United States (US) Congress has authorized the government to borrow, and Congress can authorize increases when the government nears or reaches the existing…
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Three questions to see scams coming
The collapse of FTX and its crypto-asset token, FTT, is a tragic loss for millions of investors. We aren’t going to focus on blame or whether fraud charges might be on the table but rather discuss some of the red flags that existed beforehand and what the fallout could mean in the long run. First,…
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Misleading marketing targeting Colorado Business Owners
Some financial professionals are misrepresenting the Colorado SecureSavings to imply that employers are now required to provide a 401(k).
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Solar scams in 2022
Here is a list of common lies salespeople tell when trying to get someone to go solar.
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Pensions in the bear market
Brace yourselves for trouble next summer. The Denver and Colorado pensions reported earnings though December of 2021 and appeared to be relatively stable. Other state and local pensions are giving more recent numbers, and according to the Wall Street Journal, we are seeing the worst year since 2009. Those on PERA may see worse pensions…
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Real estate mistakes
Real estate can be part of a balanced breakfast, but it needs to fit in with your overall financial plan.