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Inside the Toolbox: Monitoring Sector Performance
We thought it might be insightful this month to share with you one of the tools we use in analyzing sectors and sector performance. It is always useful to have simple ways to keep market moves in perspective, and one way that we do this is by looking at the relative performance of the 11…
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Why Losses Hurt More than Gains Feel Good: Part 2. Implications for Different Investors
Written by Bruce Yates, Financial Advisor and Founding Shareholder In Part 1 of this series, we saw how any loss of a given percentage requires a larger gain (sometimes much larger) to recoup what was lost. This phenomenon is shown in the table below, with the right-hand column showing how much larger gains must be…
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Why Losses Hurt More than Gains Feel Good: Part 1. When 1 Doesn’t Equal 1
Written by Bruce Yates, Financial Advisor and Founding Shareholder Many investors assume that as long as they are right more times than they’re wrong, they will end up with good results. That is a logical assumption. If you buy three stocks in succession, for instance, and two of them produce big gains, and only one…
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Concentrated Stock Positions Series, Part 2: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Written by Marcus Dusenbury, Financial Advisor So you just got restricted stock from your employer . . . now what? Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) have become an increasingly popular corporate benefit over the past decade. Companies recognize that their stock can effectively attract and retain talented employees. As part of a compensation package, therefore, your…
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Concentrated Stock Position Series, Part 1: Employee Stock Option Plans (ESO Plans)
Written by Marcus Dusenbury, Financial Advisor So you just got stock options from your employer . . . now what? Employee stock option plans (ESO plans) have been around for a few decades now. They are an employee benefit plan through which companies offer employees “options” to buy shares of the employer stock at a…
Read MoreIRA and Retirement Plan Limits for 2018
IRA contribution limits The maximum amount you can contribute to a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA in 2018 is $5,500 (or 100% of your earned income, if less), unchanged from 2017. The maximum catch-up contribution for those age 50 or older remains at $1,000. You can contribute to both a traditional IRA and a…
Read MoreThe Traits of a Good Investor and How Women Can Make the Most of Them
Women are increasingly taking responsibility for managing their own money. That includes those who in the past may have left investing to a spouse because they were busy raising a family or had no interest in the subject, but who have since found that divorce, a spouse’s death, or the need to help a parent…
Read MoreHow Women Are Different from Men, Financially Speaking
We all know men and women are different in some fundamental ways. But is this true when it comes to financial planning? In a word, yes. In the financial world, women often find themselves in very different circumstances than their male counterparts. Everyone wants financial security. Yet women often face financial headwinds that can affect…
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Q3 Viridian Market Commentary
Written July 24, 2019 by Brian Johnson, Chief Investment Officer and Shareholder. Summary: Returns have been stellar through the first half of 2019. We’re looking to take advantage of pullbacks. It has been an incredible first half of 2019. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (“Dow”) just experienced its best June since 1938, while the S&P…
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