Money is an emotional subject. Whether you are a saver, a spender, a conservative investor, or a resolute risk-taker, you feel something about your money. You may have felt nervous when the stock market dropped. Or you may have felt… Read More
The Big Picture ~ Recessions and Bear Markets This year, the S&P 500 peaked on January 3rd at an all-time high of 4,796. Since then the index has dropped 4.6% through the end of March. This is a relatively modest… Read More
While we are not in the business of selling annuities, clients or prospective clients of AMM may have questions about these seemingly complex insurance products. Whether an annuity was inherited, purchased from a previous advisor, or otherwise acquired, common questions… Read More
What should I do with this tax refund/bonus/other windfall?You’ve just received a financial windfall. Congratulations! Whether it is $500 or $500,000, a windfall can feel life-changing. You may be feeling euphoric now but according to Reader’s Digest, 70% of all… Read More
Unfortunately (or fortunately), we’re not all tax specialists. Despite this, ultimately the responsibility for attesting to the accuracy of a tax return rests with the taxpayer, not the tax-preparer. This article outlines some key items to review before signing off… Read More
As you transition to retirement, Medicare becomes an important issue. The information below is designed to help you get started with Medicare in 2022. Medicare is a health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people… Read More
The Big Picture – Staying Invested We are strong adherents of the KISS (“keep it simple stupid”) philosophy when it comes to investing. Focus on a few things that matter: prudent asset allocation, quality of earnings and dividend growth, competitive… Read More
Investing, by definition, is a long-term endeavor. But investing for the long-term means staying focused through periods of short-term volatility, and frequently negative news flow. As the old saying in media goes, “if it bleeds, it leads”. Big down days… Read More
You’re sitting inside the cockpit of a converted ICBM missile about to be launched into space. The last 7 times NASA test launched this rocket it was a success, but the first 20 test launches had a 45% failure rate…. Read More
In 1994 a legendary wall street bond trader launched a new hedge fund with $1 billion in assets, recruiting several top traders, two future Nobel prize winners and several PhD’s from MIT. In its first three years the fund posted… Read More
Few companies have become as central to our daily lives as Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Founded in 1998 by two Stanford Ph.D.