Watching the Tape: A random walk through recent economic, market and business headlines, September 24, 2015, Cliché Edition It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue. Stephen Fry Throwing the baby out with the bathwater Sometimes a good cliché is just the best way to say it. Clichés…
10 Things to Consider When Nearing Retirement While the transition from your working years to retirement can be both rewarding and exciting, it can also come with a lot of uncertainty. In an effort to alleviate some of the stress associated with making this eventful transition, FinTrust Investment Advisors would like to provide you a…
A random walk through recent economic, market and business headlines: September 1, 2015 “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” – Mark Twain Don’t call PETA. It’s just an old Wall Street expression. Nobody takes it literally. We’re referring to the “Dead Cat Bounce.” Following…
One strategy that we often implement for our married clients in order to maximize lifetime benefits is the “file and suspend” strategy. Single individuals don’t need to feel left out though, since applying this strategy might be in their own best interest as well. As a refresher, the file and suspend strategy for married couples…
Have you ever been at a party and realized there was toilet paper stuck to your shoe? You quickly do a subtle dance to remove it (and hope no one noticed) but for the rest of the night you feel like people are talking about you. The “toilet paper incident” becomes the elephant in the…
Watching the Tape: A random walk though recent economic, market and business headlines, August 12, 2015 Where one dimension touches or passes through another, it dorms a line of force on the landscape. – Stephen R. Lawhead 3-D printers will change the world. Almost anything can be printed. Need a pair of shoes? Find a picture and…
A random walk through recent economic, market and business headlines “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” ― John F. Kennedy The Fed may repair the roof by raising it. Interest rates are almost certain to be raised in September, according to a Wall Street Journal poll of economists.…
