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As the saying goes, "happiness is a function of reality exceeding expectations.” In other words, we are happiest when outcomes turn out better than we...
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Yearend Charitable Giving Tax Planning
As we approach yearend, charitable gift planning becomes more crucial as the deadline for making a current year gift draws near. The year of the gift ...
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Grow Wealth
Words from the Wise and Today's Stock Market
There are great quotations about many areas of human affairs, and the field of investing is no exception. Let’s take a look at a few of them and see h...
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The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index (a broad stock market proxy), has tripled in price since the depths of the financial crisis in Marc...
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Back to Basics: Asset Allocation
What is asset allocation? Simply put, it is the strategic mix of asset classes in a portfolio. The universe of assets in which to invest is broad and ...
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Manage Wealth
The Family Mission: What Does It Mean to Be Us?
"What about our family do you value most and hope never changes? "
This is one of several questions a family might ask itself as part of a process to...
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Real Estate Refresher: Helpful Tax Provisions in California and Beyond
Homeownership has long been touted as a key contributor to personal wealth. Indeed, over time there can be great benefit to investing in real estate a...
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Inflation: Is This the Inflection Point?
The U.S. economy may be at an inflation inflection point. Oil prices have doubled since February of 2016, and the election of Donald Trump as the Pres...
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Equity Market Outlook
As measured by the S&P 500 Index, the stock market has risen 10.6% since the U.S. Presidential election on November 8, 2016, including a 5.8% increase...
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During the 1988 World Series, legendary Los Angeles Dodgers’ announcer, Vin Scully, spoke these now famous words: “In a year that has been so improbab...
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