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The Importance of Offense and Defense in Challenging Markets
Creating Offense and Defense In Your Portfolio Is The Key To Success In Retirement Investing.
John-Mark Young
Apr 106 min read
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John-Mark Young of Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers Named to Forbes’ List of Top In-State Wealth Advisors
John-Mark Young named to the Forbes List of Top In-State Wealth Advisors
Whitaker Myers
Apr 92 min read
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Bible Verses To Help With Market Volatility (Anxiety)
Please enjoy these verses that I memorized and used when going through my Certified Kingdom Advisors designation.
John-Mark Young
Apr 65 min read
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Reflections on My Visit to PIMCO’s Headquarters: Economic Insights and Investment Strategies
Reflections on my visit to PIMCO Headquarters - fixed income, trade policy and tariffs
John-Mark Young
Mar 244 min read
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Financial Aid Chaos: What Is Going On?
March is supposed to bring college acceptance letters and financial aid offers, but instead, we’ve got a bit of a hot mess. First, there...
John-Mark Young
Mar 173 min read
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John-Mark Young Earns Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) Designation
John-Mark Young earns the ChFC designation from the American College of Financial Services
Whitaker Myers
Jan 232 min read
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Health Savings Accounts: Maximizing Eligible Expenses and Strategic Tax Planning
Health Savings Accounts can be used to save money on taxes and provide strategic tax planning for higher income years.
John-Mark Young
Jan 14 min read
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2025 Market Outlook: 5 Insights but No Prediction
5 Insights for your financial, saving and investing life for 2025.
John-Mark Young
Dec 22, 20247 min read
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Election 2024: Navigating Financial Plans Amid Political Uncertainty
How to think about the Presidential Election as it relates to my investment portfolio
John-Mark Young
Nov 3, 20245 min read
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OPERS MEMBERS - YOU HAVE 3 RETIREMENT PLAN OPTIONS
If you are an OPERS employee, you may or may not already know that you have a choice in the type of retirement plan you participate in....
John-Mark Young
Sep 16, 20245 min read
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Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers Named to AdvisorHub's Top 200 RIA Firm
President and Chief Investment Officer John-Mark Young has been named to AdvisorHub's list of the top Financial Advisors for a third...
Lindsey Curry
Jul 25, 20243 min read
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Should I Use Gold or Bitcoin in my Diversified Portfolio?
With the quarter ending Thursday, March 28th, 2024, and the S&P 500 returning over 10%, the Russell 2000 coming in around 5%, and the...
John-Mark Young
Mar 31, 20246 min read
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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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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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Seasonal Patterns: What Do They Mean? Santa Claus Rally, January Effect and Sell in May and Go Away
The Santa Claus Rally sounds great, right?! The Jolly Saint Nick comes to town, bringing little Johnny a nice new toy and simultaneously...
John-Mark Young
Dec 9, 20234 min read
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Financial Planning & The Bible: Retire to Something - Not from Something
I recently stumbled upon a stat that got me thinking. It said, "that people who work longer are living longer". We've all heard the...
John-Mark Young
Nov 7, 20235 min read
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Israel War & My Portfolio: Pray, Give & Stay Disciplined
We truly are blessed in America. A phrase we often say but it's meaning takes on a crisper form when you can compare how easy our lives...
John-Mark Young
Oct 11, 20237 min read
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The Benefits of a Sale-Leaseback Arrangement for Elderly Clients and Their Families
By a mile, the most asked question I get is, "am I ready to retire?" Retirement is technically the single largest expense you'll ever...
John-Mark Young
Oct 4, 20236 min read
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Ben & Arthur: Why Investing Early Is the Key to Achieving Financial Goals
Ben and Arthur - I wonder if any parents having two sons have ever named their children Ben & Arthur. I would assume so, but hopefully,...
John-Mark Young
Sep 2, 20236 min read
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Why Bonds Are Still Essential for the Retirees Portfolio
My wife is a high school women's basketball coach. As such, and considering we have one daughter in junior high and one in late...
John-Mark Young
Sep 2, 20236 min read
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