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Index Funds – What’s Inside & Why You Need to Know

By Curt Stowers | April 27, 2018 |

I often tell people that I think using index funds to construct your portfolio is a very solid approach. However, it is NOT without some costs and trade-offs.

Monday Morning Motivation – Hesitating

By Curt Stowers | April 23, 2018 |

(Sharing Resources to Help You Grow Personally, Professionally & Financially) Sometimes it helps to get a little dose of encouragement—along with a good cup of coffee!—to start the day. Hopefully, the message below will help you get off to a good start for the week. Please feel free to forward the newsletter on to others that you think…

Markets – So You Think You Are Smarter Than the Rest of the World?

By Curt Stowers | April 20, 2018 |

Are you interested in finding out how to ignore the market while investing very wisely in the market?

Monday Morning Motivation – Showing

By Curt Stowers | April 16, 2018 |

Are you more interested in getting things done or in showing off?

Socially Responsible Investing: Doing Well While Doing Good

By Curt Stowers | April 13, 2018 |

While there are certainly those CEOs that act irresponsibly, there are many who lead organizations down socially responsible paths. To date, there has been quite some success in weighting socially responsible companies more highly to build portfolios that mirror the performance of the broader market.

Quarterly Market Review – First Quarter 2018

By Curt Stowers | April 11, 2018 |

While we believe that investors should always focus on the long term, we recognize that there is always a great deal of interest in happenings in the marketplace. With that in mind, we publish a brief market update each quarter. Here you will find updates for the first quarter of 2018.

Monday Morning Motivation – Preparation

By Curt Stowers | April 9, 2018 |

What sort of preparation in you doing in your life in regards to faith, family, friend, fitness, and finances?

Why Paying Attention to Interest Rates is Pointless for Investors

By Curt Stowers | April 6, 2018 |

I am 99.9% certain that there are other financial advisors who will see this title and think I am absolutely nuts. They will opine, “Of course interest rates are important!”. Yeah, they are wrong. At least when it comes to using interest rates as a predictor on investment returns.