Monday, September 14, 2020 | Leave a comment
Serious question: How happy do you feel right now? If your answer was less “I’m extremely happy!” and more “Things could be better,” you’re not alone. A recent study by NORC at the University of Chicago reported that only 14% of Americans rate themselves as very happy – down from 31% just two years ago and aContinue Reading…
Estimated reading time: 14 minute(s)
Monday, September 14, 2020 | Leave a comment
By Darrell Bryant The financial world can sometimes include a confusing alphabet soup of acronyms. Today we’re going to talk about MPT, which stands for modern portfolio theory. MPT is a popular approach to modern investing, and the goal of MPT is to maximize returns for a given level of risk or try to minimizeContinue Reading…
Estimated reading time: 12 minute(s)
Thursday, August 20, 2020 | Leave a comment
By Darrell Bryant If you have children, you know that you need to teach them about how money works, including how you use money, how you earn money, and how saving in a bank account or through investment accounts can help build your money over time. However, it’s also important that you pass down yourContinue Reading…
Estimated reading time: 15 minute(s)
Friday, August 7, 2020 | Leave a comment
By Darrell Bryant Market volatility is the name of the game. No matter how much we try to predict the future, year after year the markets throw surprises at us. Case in point: At the end of 2018, many experts thought the S&P 500 would grow by only 5%, (1) but as 2019 drew toContinue Reading…
Estimated reading time: 15 minute(s)
Monday, August 3, 2020 | Leave a comment
By Darrell Bryant Life insurance is a frequently overlooked component of retirement planning. Why isn’t the topic more prominent in financial planning conversations? Some people may already have life insurance in place and think that the policy they set up years ago still meets their needs. Others have life insurance provided through their employer andContinue Reading…
Estimated reading time: 11 minute(s)
