It has been about fifteen months since stock prices last peaked and nearly a year since entering Bear Market territory. After reaching a low in October, down 25%, the S&P 500 has recovered about half of this...

You may have heard about the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and have some questions about it. I’ll share the short story on the bank without getting too far into the nuances of bank regulation and balance...

Financial markets have a certain way of humbling investors from time to time. The last three years have been a prime example. One could be forgiven for assuming that a once-in-a-hundred-year pandemic that halts a...

Although many of the headlines and news stories we’ve seen have painted inflation as the enemy, there is a sliver lining to recent high inflation rates. High inflation is triggering some pretty big changes to tax...

It’s been a difficult year for financial markets. All three quarters this year have experienced negative returns for stock prices, higher interest rates and resulting lower bond prices, and more question marks...

In February, we posted an article on how 529 College Savings Funds work and various aspects of making contributions. Now we’ll take a deeper dive into handling 529 withdrawals.

Like the seemingly endless summer road trip, the current decline in financial market prices feels like it is lasting forever. It isn’t hard to imagine ourselves in the back seat shouting at the driver, “Are we...

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As an employee of 3M, you are entitled to several benefits that protect against certain risks in life. These include a premature death, disability, illness and even your pet’s health (veterinarian bills).

Only three months into the new year and it feels like a year’s worth of events have already happened in the economy and financial markets.

A CEO of a large investment firm once told a story about a dinner conversation with the head of a large investment fund.  

Well, this doesn’t feel good. Many of us came into 2022 thinking, “This is the year!” The pandemic looked to be easing. Supply chain problems were going to get better so we could get our stuff sooner. Sure, we’ve...