October 2019 Viridian Market Update
By Brian Johnson, Chief Investment Officer and Shareholder. Summary: Though returns are strong year-to-date, stocks are hardly in a screaming bull market. In fact, bonds have actually outperformed most stock indices over the past year. The third quarter of 2019 saw a mixed performance among major equity (stock) indices. Domestically, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Market Commentary, brian johnson, investments, Market update |
Ready to Start Your Own Business? Choosing the Right Business Structure is Crucial
Ready to Start Your Own Business? Choosing the Right Business Structure is Crucial So, you have come up with a brilliant idea and you think to yourself, “I should start a business…but where do I start?” If you google “how to start a business,” you’ll soon discover that there are several different types of business…
Business Owners, Financial Planning, Uncategorized |
How to Make the Most of Your 401(k) — Qualifying for employer 401(k) matches can literally be life-altering
Written by Bruce Yates, Financial Advisor & Shareholder. The original article is published on MarketWatch. To read the full article, click here.
401(k), Financial Planning |
Our People are our Most Valuable Asset — Meet MaryAnn Ferreira, Financial Advisor & Shareholder
To read more about MaryAnn Ferreira or make an appointment you can click here. .
Financial Planning, Staff Spotlight, Uncategorized, Women Investors |
Encore Life – The Path to Well-Being
Creating an Encore Life includes successfully transitioning from a life with a traditional full-time career to a life after that traditional career, otherwise known as some form of retirement. Retirement is one of the biggest transitions most people face. It can be done well, with good results, or it can be done poorly, with less…
Encore Life, Financial Planning, Life Planning, Retirement, Retirement |
Financial Advisor Marcus Dusenbury Live on ‘Getting Your Dough to Rise’ with Chuck Noel KSER 90.7 FM
Enjoy a live interview with Viridian Financial Advisor & Founding Shareholder, Marcus Dusenbury
Financial Planning, Investments, Life Planning, Retirement, Retirement |
What is the Child Tax Credit and Can your Family Benefit this Year?
As all parents know, raising children is expensive. In fact, the average American family spends roughly a quarter of a million dollars to raise a child to age 18 (and that doesn’t even include college). The Child Tax Credit (CTC) certainly can’t come close to offsetting all of those expenses, but it can at least…
Family, Financial Planning |
Our People are our Most Valuable Asset — Meet Joe Erickson, CPA & Shareholder
To read Joe’s complete bio click here.
Uncategorized |
Social Security Insights: Can you still file a “Restricted Application?”
Written by Matt Boelter, Financial Advisor & Shareholder Choosing the wrong time to pull Social Security benefits can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime. On November 2nd, 2015, new Social Security rules were signed into law that ended what was known as the “restricted application.” However, if you were born before…
Financial Planning, Life Planning, Retirement, Social Security, Uncategorized, financialplanning, matt boelter, retirement, retirement benefits, social security, social security options, viridian advisors |
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…