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Understanding the Relationship Between S&P 500 Earnings and Stock Prices

The S&P 500 earnings refer to the aggregate earnings of the companies included in the S&P 500 index.

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May 27, 2024

Understanding the Relationship Between S&P 500 Earnings and Stock Prices

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) – The Triple Tax Advantage Account

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) have emerged as a popular option for individuals and families seeking to manage healthcare expenses more...

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May 20, 2024

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) – The Triple Tax Advantage Account

Alternative investments – Structured notes

Last week, we defined alternative investments and explored one of the most common products within this category: REITs. If you would like...

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May 20, 2024

Alternative investments – Structured notes

Retirement Plans for a Small Business Owner

Owning a small business is a rewarding investment Americans can make.  Ideally, you get to work for yourself, set your hours, do what you...

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May 13, 2024

Retirement Plans for a Small Business Owner

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts

Alternative Investment Class In a previous post, we explored Dave’s recommended four asset class selections for your investments: growth,...

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May 13, 2024

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts

RSU's Giving You The Blues?

This is a quick primer on Stock Options such as RSUs and RSOs.

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May 6, 2024

RSU's Giving You The Blues?

Correlation of Assets in Your Portfolio

Not Samesies For most of you reading this article, you likely have a portfolio with a mix of bonds and stocks. This is a common portfolio...

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May 6, 2024

Correlation of Assets in Your Portfolio

The benefit of buying off-season

Happy Mother’s Day! Congrats Grad! If you haven't already, you will hear and see these things very soon. You will also start to see many...

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May 6, 2024

The benefit of buying off-season

What is the Volatility Index, and how does it impact investments?

Understanding the Vix The VIX, also known as the CBOE Volatility Index, is a widely watched indicator in the financial world. It's not a...

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April 29, 2024

What is the Volatility Index, and how does it impact investments?

Donor Advised Funds: One Way to Optimize Your Giving

Do you have charitable intent?  Maybe you are already an active donor.  Do you generate a high annual income and want to take advantage...

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April 29, 2024

Donor Advised Funds: One Way to Optimize Your Giving

The Phases of Retirement

Work Graduation! Congratulations! You’ve graduated from work! You’ve probably gone through numerous graduations by now, but none as...

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April 22, 2024

The Phases of Retirement

Old 401k rollovers - What to do with them

One of the most used tools on our tool belt when helping clients is a 401(k) Rollover. This is a way to move an account without incurring...

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April 22, 2024

Old 401k rollovers - What to do with them

One metric to rule them all, or not. Part 3

As we finish our 3-part series on metrics, if you haven’t read Part 1, Lagging Indicators, or Part 2, Coincidence Indicators, click on...

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April 15, 2024

One metric to rule them all, or not. Part 3

Reasons to Schedule a Meeting with Your Financial Advisor

A common question new clients ask is, “How often should we meet with you.” The first step in a financial planning journey is reaching out...

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April 15, 2024

Reasons to Schedule a Meeting with Your Financial Advisor

One metric to rule them all, or not. Part 2

As we start Part 2 of our 3-part series on metrics, focusing on lagging, coincident, and leading indicators, if you haven’t read Part 1,...

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April 4, 2024

One metric to rule them all, or not. Part 2

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...

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April 1, 2024

Should I Use Gold or Bitcoin in my Diversified Portfolio?

One metric to rule them all, or not. Part 1

‘Wouldn’t it be nice’ Wouldn’t it be nice to have one metric that we could all turn to in order to see how the economy is doing and...

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March 27, 2024

One metric to rule them all, or not. Part 1

Saving Better at the Grocery Store

One of the most common topics I discuss during meetings with financial coaching clients is how to save at the grocery store. Buying...

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March 27, 2024

Saving Better at the Grocery Store

Are you wealthy, rich, somewhere in between, or nowhere close?

What is Wealth There are countless online articles about being rich and how to define wealth. Even on our own Whitaker-Myers Wealth...

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March 25, 2024

Are you wealthy, rich, somewhere in between, or nowhere close?

WMWM College Planning Update: March 2024

Not only does March bring green drinks, foul weather, and March Madness, it's also supposed to be the time college acceptances arrive...

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March 19, 2024

WMWM College Planning Update: March 2024
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