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Bond Market Volatility: What Could Higher Yields Mean for Your Money? A sell-off in U.S. Treasury bonds has pushed longer-term yields sharply higher. Here's why.

401(k) Day Helps Workers Understand Their Retirement Plan The Plan Sponsor Council of America marks the 30th anniversary of 401(k) Day.

New Federal Law Aims to Expand Housing Opportunities n/a

IRS Announces Rare Mid-Year Standard Mileage Rate Increase The IRS has announced increased standard mileage rates for the second half of 2026.

Quick reality check: Beating the market isn’t how most build wealth. This article highlights average investor underperformance that is caused by bad behavior. Great advisors can help close the gap by keeping you focused on your plan. Any thoughts?

How the Average Investor’s Returns Compare to the Market Investor behavior often shapes results more than markets themselves. DALBAR data reveal how emotion, volatility, and timing decisions create the long-term return gap.

📈 What is “alpha”?
At its core, it’s the extra value you gain from making smart moves.

In wealth management, alpha isn’t just about beating the market. It can also come quietly — through better estate planning, smarter tax strategies, coordinated risk management, and optimizing things like pensions and Social Security.

💡 In other words: planning is performance.

👉 This Forbes article gets it right — “Estate Planning Alpha: The Quiet Counterpart to Investment Outperformance.” Worth your time.

Estate Planning Alpha: The Quiet Counterpart to Investment Outperformance The best-kept secret in wealth management? Estate planning alpha. Here’s why it may matter more than investment returns.

Just like Rumpelstiltskin spinning straw into gold, tariffs may create value—boosting domestic production, onshoring vital industries and creating local jobs. But just as the miller's daughter faced an ultimate price, markets now grapple with transitional costs: rising consumer prices, supply chain disruptions and potential retaliation. Navigating this spinning wheel takes courage, foresight and patience to ensure we’re weaving a future that truly shines.

A report from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) highlights that fewer than 10% of private-sector workers are now covered by a traditional pension plan leaving 90% of workers directly responsible for building their own retirement savings.

The 401(k) Has Reached a Tipping Point in Its Takeover of American Retirement Access to the plans has been widening, especially among small businesses, and more companies are automatically enrolling workers.

How much can you spend in retirement? The answer will be a function of your fixed income sources, whether you'll work in retirement and the size of your nest egg. This article offers an interesting perspective on average retirement savings for comparison.

Here's How Much Americans Save for Retirement: How Do You Compare? This is the average retirement nest egg by age.

Here are some exceptions to the usual 10% penalty to early withdrawal from your 401(k), so if you need money in an emergency, consider this as an option. If you have questions, please reach out.