When Marjorie ordered her usual morning latte, she did a double-take; the price was higher . . . again.  This was her one thing, however small that she really enjoyed a coffee at her local coffee shop, a quiet moment alone reading a book but even that was getting more expensive.  Her Social Security check would arrive on schedule, but it wouldn’t stretch quite as far. That small moment captures something much bigger: .....

It was just past 7 a.m. on a Monday when a longtime client, a seasoned and busy executive with two decades of C-suite experience, called during his commute. “I skimmed three headlines about the Fed, inflation, and some bad news about chip stocks,” he said, “but I don’t have time to connect the dots. You’ve got this right?” 

April demonstrated the importance of being prepared for market uncertainty. The month began with the White House’s April 2 tariff announcement on nearly all trading partners. These tariffs were far higher than investors had expected, leading to fears of rising inflation, a global economic slowdown, and a trade war. Stock markets reacted with the sharpest declines since the pandemic.

Warren Buffet has said that we will see who is wearing a bathing suit when the tide goes out. We have enjoyed two years of remarkable growth in the equity markets while the bond markets have languished for many years. Much as innovation is often slow to be adopted in the tech space, it is much slower in the investing space.

Searching For Clarity: How Maintaining Perspective Amidst the Noise Can Help You Position Yourself

I am acutely aware that some of you may feel your entire world depends on the market.  One of the most significant things we help people with at Guardian Rock Wealth is to put them in a position where scary markets are seen as opportunities rather than spooky omens of doom and despair.

Recently, one of my coaches suggested for the fourth time that I try the

There is a scare prank that my daughter showed me on her social media where one person acts as if they see something scary, causing the person they are with to react the same way. The prank is amusing albeit maybe

When I first learned to ski, I was a kid in West Virginia. I did not have anyone giving me lessons. My friends and I rode the ski lift to the top of the mountain, and as I stood on those awkward ski boots mounted on those two small slick sticks, I realized one major issue. I had no idea how to stop.

Remember back to when you were a kid riding that roller coaster? O.K., maybe it was last week. You slowly rise from ground level. Remember that “click clack’ “click clack’ that got slower and slower

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