Stock Market Hike

This Thursday evening we will be hosting a group hike up Cowles Mountain for anyone interested in exercise and the financial markets.  At the base of the hill, in front of the sign, we will give a brief overview of recent highights in the market starting at 6:15 PM, followed by an on-the-go Q&A up [...]

Preventing Another Wall St. Meltdown?

Almost three years after the beginning of our nation’s worst financial crises, the 1,300 page financial reform bill is finally getting hammered out in the Senate.  Perhaps there were hopes that the economy would recover, the systematic problems would be forgotten and banks, lenders, & financial institutions could go back to business as usual?  Yeah [...]

Health Care Bill Helps Students Pay for College?

By Shane G. Johnston & Judith L. Seid, CFP®
This summer between goings to the beach and lazy afternoons at the ballpark, college students are losing sleep worrying about the mountains of student loan debt they will owe upon graduation, and it is likely they are unaware of the student loan reform bill that was signed [...]

BP Oil Mess & Alternative Energy

By Shane G. Johnston & Judith L. Seid, CFP®
With oil still spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and President Obama looking to tighten regulations in response, one might see this historic environmental disaster as an epic opportunity for alternative energy.
However, as the S&P 500 rose over 26% during the past 18 months, alternative energy indexes are down [...]



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