by Innovate Wealth | Apr 25, 2019 | Financial Planning, Investments, Markets |
After a tumultuous 4th quarter that saw a nearly 20% drop in the equity markets by Christmas Eve, a funny thing happened in Q1. Boredom. The CBOE Volatility Index (the ‘VIX’) is a measure of volatility, but it’s also known as the market’s ‘fear gauge’ – when...
by Innovate Wealth | Jan 31, 2019 | Budgeting, Financial Planning, Investments |
Personal finance is the ultimate example of ‘simple but not easy.’ Everyone understands the concepts – live below your means, don’t put your eggs in one basket, invest for the long run…but the truth is most people fail to execute them very consistently or...
by Innovate Wealth | Jan 17, 2019 | Financial Planning, Investments, Markets |
There’s something about another trip around the sun that makes us want to calibrate. The calendar turns and we all get busy measuring our body weight, exercise frequency, and portfolio performance. But calendar months are arbitrary. Taking stock of things during...
by Innovate Wealth | Nov 7, 2018 | Financial Planning, Investments, Markets |
In the investment business we spend a lot of time talking about risk. As it applies to portfolio construction and management it is a decades-long debate: how to structure, how to measure, how to optimize. Academics and asset allocators keep the debate going each...
by Innovate Wealth | Oct 11, 2018 | Budgeting, Financial Planning, Retirement, Taxes |
Good financial planning can save you money. A lot of money. This example shows a simple Roth conversion strategy for a person entering retirement that can shift a large percentage of money from taxable to non-taxable. Most people don’t understand this subtle yet...
