Money Matter$

Your house was worth $400,000 at the beginning of 2021, yet now it may be worth $500,000. Do you need to increase your homeowners insurance? You might.

While the past year has seen a steady, heady increase in the stock market and your account values, we know it won’t last forever. There will be another pandemic, another election, another war, another something—anything—that will cause markets to tumble. We want to be properly invested for when that market decline arrives, but we also want to enjoy the ride on the way up.

For the last 90 years, the S&P 500 has an average return of close to 10% . The S&P 500 is an index made of the 500 largest companies in the United States. These days people expect the stock markets to always go up and to increase in value. What if they go down?

A good financial advisor can help you in many ways: manage your investments, assist in major financial decisions like buying a car or a house, find the opportune time to retire, figure out how to get the most out of social security, and one of my favorites: legally avoid and lower taxes when possible. This is where sharing and reviewing your income tax return becomes an important part of what we can do for you.

Within the last few years, SPACs have become numerous and incredibly popular. SPAC stands for Special Purpose Acquisition Company. Huh? Sometimes called “Blank Check Companies”, SPACs are all the rage in 2020 and 2021. But why?

Albert Einstein believed compound interest was the eighth wonder of the world. He said, “He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” The simple way money grows is over time so it makes sense to start investing early for kids when they are young. The greatest asset they have is time. Whether you are a savvy parent, grandparent or other family member, you might have wondered what you can do financially to help pave the way for the young humans in your life.