How To Deal With Financial Trauma

Financial Trauma

Stressed out about money? Does thinking about the mounting bills drive you into bouts of denial? Do you dread paying the bills because it’s hard watching all that hard-earned money leave the minute in hits your account? You’re not alone…..…

Inflation’s Impact on Wealth – Part 2

Inflation Impacts on Wealth

How Does Inflation Targeting Help the Economy? Before we answer this, let’s looks at the factors driving the Fed to consider this new strategy. In recent years, 3 economic developments have occurred that drove the FOMC to review their overall…

Inflation’s Impact on Wealth – Part 1

Much has been made about the Federal Reserve’s recent monetary policy changes. The questions that needs to be asked are, “What does this new policy mean and how does this impact me?” What is the Federal Reserve? For those not…

How A Recession Impacts Your Wealth

How Recession Impacts Wealth

Back in August 2019, the 2-Year and 10-Year yield curves inverted, and the clock started ticking….. a recession may be coming. Based on historical data, the recession, on average, takes 18-24 months once the inversion occurs. This places the recession…

Why The 4% Rule Is Obsolete

4% Rule

For years, we have been told to use the 4% Rule to set our retirement withdrawal targets. We have been told it is the de facto gold standard for computing our retirement needs. What if I told you that the…