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What is a stock dividend and why do you care?
When we buy stocks, we all hope their price will appreciate. Buy stock in a company at $100. Hold that stock. Watch the company’s stock price grow. Sell your shares. Profit. It’s...
Read MoreThe S&P 500: What is it?
Almost everyone in America is familiar with the term “S&P 500”. We all know, in a nutshell, it is one of the most popular ways to benchmark the U.S. stock market. Have you ever wondered what the S&P 500 actually...
Read MoreRoth vs. Traditional Savings: Which one is best?
When saving for retirement, the I.R.S. tax code allows many of us to choose one of two forms of tax qualification. Without delving too deep into who may or may not be eligible for either one, or in which type of retirement plan...
Read MoreGrowth vs. Value
Today let’s talk about two basic types of stocks for investment purposes: growth vs. value. These types of companies serve a very different purpose in your portfolio. Both (or either) can be very useful...
Read MoreManaging Money: The Distribution Phase
Managing money: the Distribution Phase.There comes a time for most of us when we want to spend some or all of the money we have saved. Retirement is a unique concept when it comes to money. Most distributions involve saving...
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IRA Giving Strategies
Since the 1970’s, employers have slowly been leaving the older pension-style retirement plans (called defined benefit plans) and cycling into plans that allow employees to determine how much of their compensation they want to...
Read MoreInvesting in Uncertain Times
Investing in uncertain times:The S&P 500 has logged annual gains in 12 of the last 13 years. Since the housing market collapse of 2008, the market has been on more-or-less a consistent run upward. The one year it did...
Read MoreWhat if you don’t have a Will?
Here in the United States, property passes by 2 forms: by title and by will. Property with a qualified beneficiary or co-owner immediately passes as part of the property registration when an owner dies. Property without...
Read MoreWhat is Long Term Care?
Long Term Care is a giant dark cloud that hangs over retirement planning. Not only can the need for long term care rob your quality of life, it can financially ruin you in the process.Statistically speaking, the longer you live,...
Read MoreUnited Way Honors Caroline Korte with Ladd Mathis Award
We are thrilled to send our collective CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Caroline Korte! She was honored earlier today as this year’s recipient of The Ladd Mathis Award by the United Way of Paducah/McCracken County!...
Read MoreFixed income: an important part of many portfolios
In the past, I’ve spoken about portfolios and how they should be built. There are a lot of factors that come into play when putting an investment portfolio together for a client, but at its simplest form most...
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Is there Good Debt?
Over the last 100 years, the American consumer has been increasingly accepting of debt. Is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? What IS debt? How is it used? What does it do?
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