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Election Coverage 2024: Presidential Elections & Their Impact on Markets
How about some good news as it relates to your retirement and investment portfolio? It's 2024, and it's an election year! That might seem...
John-Mark Young
Mar 5, 20245 min read
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Opportunity cost: An objective valuation and impact of your decisions
Did I make the right decision? In our day-to-day world, when we’re faced with decisions, there are two primary methods that our minds...
Summit Puri
Mar 4, 20244 min read
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Are You Ready to get back on track with your goals?
The start of a new year often brings self-reflection for many people as they create their New Year’s resolutions. Although New Year’s...
David Gearhart
Feb 29, 20243 min read
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Investment strategies: Most common investment vehicles
What do you drive? I wish I could answer this question by saying I have that beautiful 67’ Shelby GT500 Mustang in my garage....
Summit Puri
Feb 26, 20246 min read
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New Features Available in 2024 for 529’s and Roth IRA Rollovers
The new feature of the Secure Act 2.0 legislation allowing 529 plan account beneficiaries to roll over funds into their Roth IRA is now...
Andrew Young
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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The Wealthy Concept: but make it We(a)llthy!
How long will we live? Some of you may know that I have a clinical and operational background. However, I have always had a passion for...
Summit Puri
Feb 15, 20243 min read
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Roth Conversions and if they are a good option for you
As the calendar turns over, it is an excellent time to review your current tax situation and see if there are tax strategies that you can...
Jake Buckwalter
Feb 15, 20243 min read
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Artificial intelligence in Investing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot-button topic and has been for many years now. At the 2024 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las...
Summit Puri
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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Making Up for Lost Time – Funding an IRA for 2023
Each year, as we turn our calendars to January, we brace for the inevitable change that comes with a new year. The IRS has been on a tear...
Nick Allen
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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Investing Metrics: Key Metrics Continued
This week, we continue our journey of navigating financial metrics. Some believe there is a secret sauce to investing, or better yet,...
Summit Puri
Feb 1, 20244 min read
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Rule 72(t): Withdraw early from your retirement account without a penalty
What is rule 72(t)? Rule 72(t) refers to a section of the Internal Revenue Code that gives parameters to follow to make early withdrawals...
Clay Reynolds
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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Investing Metrics, Key Risk Metrics
In this week’s edition of the Investment Corner, we explore a few key risk metrics. The correlation coefficient and performance formula...
Summit Puri
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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How Can Faith Impact Your Finances?
Money and the Bible The Bible speaks about money in over 2,000 verses, which is more often than it speaks about faith and prayer. Is...
Joshua Paletta
Jan 25, 20245 min read
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Asset Classes: Understanding your investments
Asset Classes Asset Classes, are they like Pilates at 9 am on Thursday? For those of you who have a background in science, like me, the...
Summit Puri
Jan 19, 20246 min read
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Should I pay attention to the Capital Gains Tax, and how will it affect me?
Taxes can be a frustrating and challenging topic to keep straight. Knowing what taxes come into play in various situations, with such a...
Matthew Harris
Jan 19, 20246 min read
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Investment Corner - The Psychology of Saving & Investing
Welcome Thank you, and welcome to the first installment of Whitaker-Myers Wealth Manager’s Investment Corner. We hope you find this...
Summit Puri
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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Investing: Simple Not Easy
Warren Buffet, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has referred to investing as “simple but not easy.” What makes it so simple is...
Clay Reynolds
Jan 11, 20243 min read
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How to Navigate a Bull Market: Lessons Learned from 2023's Exceptional Returns
2023 marked an inflection point for markets with strong gains across both stocks and bonds. The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq generated...
John-Mark Young
Jan 7, 20246 min read
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No Spend Week – can you do it?
January. The first month of the year. For many, this means new diets and weight loss goals, new habits to form (or break), and ways to...
Lindsey Curry
Jan 4, 20243 min read
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Getting Out of Debt
Some of us reading this article may have been in debt at some point in our lives. It is a frightful, burdensome, overwhelming feeling...
Drew Hodgson
Dec 20, 20233 min read
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