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Retirees face unpleasant taxes on Medicare Karl Frank recently published an article in Retirement Investor about an unpleasant surtax for some retirees. Read this post to learn more about the Medicare surtax that might surprise you. One of the least pleasant surprises in retirement is to find out that you suddenly have to pay more...Read More

What in the world is happening to interest rates? Read this blog post for insights into interest rates, which are making the news at the beginning of 2022. Click HERE to watch a 5-minute discussion about inflation and interest rates from our recent 2022 Market and Economic Outlook. So what in the world is happening...Read More

Read this post for commentary from our money managers about what is happening in Ukraine. In our portfolios, we have very little exposure (if any) to either Ukraine or Russia. So…it pays to be patient and call your financial planner!   Ukraine and Your Investments I think we have all been horrified by the invasion...Read More

Are We Experiencing a Market Correction? The S&P 500 entered a correction on February 22rd, 2022. This means it has declined 10% from its all-time high. You may have heard, seen or read about it in your choice of news media. But a correction is not news, not really; it is commonplace. Equity markets decline...Read More

Read this post for insights into inflation, or the loss of purchasing power, which has become a big deal in 2022. Click HERE to watch a 5 minute excerpt on inflation and interest rates from our recent 2022 market and economic outlook. When I gave the presentation to our clients in January, I could have...Read More

S&P 500 or the S&P 5?   Read this post to understand a little more about the equity market’s recent volatility and also, get some inside baseball on one of the common measures of the equity markets, the S&P 500. CLICK HERE FOR A TWO MINUTE VIDEO ON THE S&P 5 FROM OUR RECENT 2022...Read More

Well Done Karl Frank! Meet The CFP Board Ambassador of the Week, Karl Frank, CFP®! We want to congratulate our very own Karl Frank, for being chosen as the CFP Board Ambassador of the Week! A leader in Denver’s financial planning community. The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is a professional body for...Read More

Our 2022 Outlook is Cautiously Optimistic Our base-case scenario is that the pandemic recedes (but doesn’t disappear), the global economy slows but still grows above trend, corporate earnings growth slows but is still solid, the U.S. rate of inflation remains elevated but is falling, and U.S. interest rates rise moderately.   That would be a...Read More

2022 Tax Changes and Information Click here for the most up-to-date tax brackets and other information for 2022.  President Biden proposed sweeping changes to the tax rates for 2022 but the effort has been bogged down in Congress. Thus, we enter 2022 with largely the same tax situation we were in 2021 but better! Why...Read More