By J. William G. Chettle

Instead of sitting back with a glass of egg nog and overdosing on Rankin/Bass holiday specials, some investors spend year-end trying to decorate their portfolios with dubious investment ideas.  H... Read more

Investing

By Karen Parker

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is baking cookies and delivering them to friends. My Mom started doing this with me when I was very young, and I have continued the tradition with my child... Read more

Practice Management

By Jada Diedrich

As we enter the holiday season, we often feel compelled to evaluate, and frequently to increase, our charitable giving. This time of year, specifically, seems geared toward reminding us that givi... Read more

Financial Planning

By Vince Crivello

Like many people in the U.S., I’m part of the sandwich generation, which the Pew Research Center defines as adults aged 40-59 sandwiched between parents who are older than 65 and their minor chil... Read more

Practice Management

By Sheldon P. McFarland

In a recent blog post we showed that the value, small cap, and profitability factor premiums can turn negative for extended periods of time. In that discussion we focused on individual factor pre... Read more

Investing

By Michael Kitces

It is a standard requirement in financial services that financial advisors must first determine an investor’s risk tolerance before making any investment recommendations for their portfolio. Yet... Read more

Practice Management

By Karen Parker

Pumpkin pie may be the most traditional and popular dessert at Thanksgiving, but it’s certainly not everyone’s favorite. So, we went in search of a new pie for this year’s Thanksgiving celebratio... Read more

Practice Management

By Sheldon P. McFarland

It’s no secret that a key aspect of Loring Ward’s portfolio management effort is capturing value, small cap, and profitability factor premiums for our clients. It’s also no secret that some of th... Read more

Investing

By Jonathan Scheid, CFA, AIF

U.S. stocks were one of the best performing markets in the third quarter. During the quarter, we saw two impressive milestones occur in U.S. stocks: First, Apple, Inc. became the first $1 trillio... Read more

Investing