Asset Class Returns - 5/31/2021

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I will continue with letting the financial graphs do most of the talking in this month’s asset class summary. Commodities continue to rip and real yields went more negative… hmmm.

Financial Wisdom for the College Graduate

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As graduation season quickly approaches, a gift that might be prudent, though it may take a little while to appreciate – is a list of common financial topics and habits that if done early in one’s career, will pay lasting gifts into the future!

Asset Class Returns - 4/30/2021

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A picture is worth a thousand words; financial graphs even more so. This month is all graphs, including components of the red-hot commodities.

Decoder Ring for Tax Forms

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Many of you either have or will complete your taxes soon. Check out this blog post for a summary of the key drivers of Form 1040.

The ABCs of RMDs

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Welcome to 2021! A new year brings new opportunities… and the resumption of Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs). With the combination of the SECURE Act in late 2019 and RMDs having the “R” dropped for 2020, I thought it would be helpful to provide a refresher on all things RMD.

Asset Class Returns - 12/31/2020

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The 2020 returns for three US large cap indices do a nice job of summarizing the wide dispersion of performance within a single asset class – 47%, 16%, 7%. Can you guess the three indices?