originally posted Jun 25, 2018 Georgia residents AND for all y’all’s safety! Effective July 1, 2018 the Georgia "Hands Free" law takes effect. That means NO more holding your phone while you drive! For the details, click here. Here are two tools to help you be law...

originally posted Jun 20, 2018 General Electric will drop out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (aka “the Dow”) next week. GE was an original member of the Dow since the 30 stock index was established in 1907. Why is it dropping out? GE is no longer a representative...

originally posted Jun 11, 2018 It’s been quite the rollercoaster ride in investment markets in 2018. Returns, as of end of Friday June 8, 2018, have ranged from -3% to +11%. (See details here) How are you doing for the risk that is best for your circumstances? If...

originally posted April 2, 2018 As you may have noticed, interest rates have been going up on mortgages, credit cards, and other debts. The positive side is that interest rates have also been going up on bank accounts. Have you noticed? Most people haven’t. And the...

Spring time gets us in the spring cleaning mood. Why not also do it with your finances? It’s a good time to review your beneficiaries on your insurances, retirement accounts, and any payable on death appointments. We’ve found people having ex-spouses, deceased family...

2-5-2018 Current market downturns are no fun! Stay focused on your financial goals, time frame of when you plan to take income, and keep your long term perspective. Whether it’s Black Monday October 1987, the internet bubble of 2000 or the great recession of 2008:...

1/22/2018 You never thought you’d see “actuaries” and “wild” in the same phrase, did you? You’re welcome! The Wall Street Journal recently reported, on what we told about back in June 2017, long term care insurance (LTCi) rates are skyrocketing due to (wild?)...

/2/2018 Welcome to 2018! In 2017 equity investment markets were quite strong! Read all about it in this week’s newsletter. I look forward to chatting with you during your 1st quarter market updates where we review the 2017 markets in more detail. Sneak peek at some of...

12/11/2017 Hope you are making it a great week! We have had a lot of news in December that has sent investment markets on wild gyrations with tax reform, Russia investigation, government shutdown news on-going. We anticipate gyrations will continue. When news sends...

11/7/2017 It's been a busy few weeks for Andrés! October 17th and 18th , Andrés attended the Academy of Dental Management Consultants ( ADMC ) national meeting, immediately followed by the American Dental Association ( ADA ) national meeting on October 19 th ! Andrés...