*Note: Click on graphics to expand It has certainly been a challenging month for all of us. “Normal life” has screeched to an abrupt halt as we all attempt to navigate the current health crisis. These are historic times as schools, restaurants, bars, and shops close to contain the spread of Coronavirus. And, the

Simple Actions in Uncertain Times In times like these, it feels like you should do SOMETHING drastic. Hoard toilet paper, hand sanitizer, water and other perceived “doomsday” goods. In reality, it’s the small things that we can all do to help each other and ourselves. From The Daily Dose by Timothy McGeeney: Do

With everything going on in the world and the markets right now, the word “risk” has seemed to take center stage.  But it got me thinking, isn’t some level of risk always there? So I thought it timely to get back to the basics and revisit what risk means as an investor, how it correlates […]

If only to avoid further commentary on “that virus” and its effect on the markets, we wanted to address another common question that has been coming up lately; “What happens to the stock market in election years?” Since it is Super Tuesday here in Virginia and many other states, it seems appropriate. We

While we’ve already written on coronavirus a few weeks ago, it seems the virus is still not contained and is wreaking havoc across the globe—and in financial markets as well with the S&P 500 falling by over 3% today.  Through February 2020, nearly 25,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported, with nearly

Nothing seems to go by faster than the time does watching children grow.  As most parents can agree, it is bitter sweet to see our little ones transition from one milestone to the next …. Or let’s be honest, in the case of the second, third, fourth child milestones are gone in the blink of […]

This week marks the end of a very fun, very tiring, and very rewarding basketball season as coach of the Fresta Valley middle school girls basketball team.  I’ve spent the past few evenings writing notes to each of my players, which has made me think back on the season and wax nostalgic. For those of […]

Thank you to one of our loyal readers for the suggestion of this topic! It’s a good question and one we get a lot from people, especially those nearing or in retirement. And, it usually involves whether or not to pay off the mortgage on a primary residence (or use saved money to buy outright […]

This week, Nathan and I are attending one of our favorite conferences Inside ETFs—the conference is filled with all kinds of exciting sessions such as “The Non-transparent ETF Revolution and the Inevitable Adoption” and “Beyond the FAANGs: Understanding Technology Subsectors”—it’s pretty fun for