Category: Investment

How much could a college education cost in the 2030s? Those of you with kids may want to take a deep breath and sit down before reading the next paragraph.  A MassMutual analysis projects that four years of tuition, room, and board at a private college will cost nearly $369,000 in 2031. An article at … Continue reading “Ways to Ease the Cost of College”

Since the 1980s, unemployment rates have trended higher amongst men than women during a recession. In previous periods of economic downturn, this made sense. Male-dominated industries like construction and finance were the sectors most heavily impacted by a recession, when trade and industrial activity declines. But with the onset of COVID-19, we’ve seen a shift … Continue reading “How COVID-19 Caused a “She-Cession””

Study suggest that these relationships can make a difference.   What is a relationship with a financial professional at Kendall Capital worth to an investor? We get this question a lot when we start a relationship with our middle-class millionaire clients here at Kendall Capital. A 2019 study by Vanguard, one of the world’s largest money … Continue reading “Measuring the Value of a Financial Advisor at Kendall Capital”

The process of making healthy changes is all about encouraging good habits in ourselves. Taking the stairs instead of the elevator, eating at home instead of eating out… every little good habit you can pick up along the way helps. Well, the same goes for making healthy financial changes. Good money habits are worth mindfully … Continue reading “Habits of Successful Clients”

Think about these factors before you leave work for the last time. Retirement planning is not entirely financial. Although we help our Middle-Class Millionaire clients with their financial plans and wealth management to ensure a happy and fulfilling retirement, the degree of happiness in your “second act” may depend on some factors that aren’t just … Continue reading “Retirement Questions That Have Nothing to Do With Money”

Many high-net-worth and affluent individuals and families have begun following the lead of institutional investors – allocating part of their portfolios to alternative investments such as private equity (PE), venture capital (VC) or hedge funds. To satisfy this demand, most major PE firms and many diversified asset managers have been offering “alt” funds to retail … Continue reading “Kendall Capital’s New Micro-cap Strategy”

Here is what you need to know. Financially, many Middle-Class Millionaires associate April with taxes – but we should also associate April with important IRA deadlines.   April 15, 2021 is the deadline to take your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from certain individual retirement accounts. Your advisor at Kendall Capital can help you navigate through and … Continue reading “2020 IRA Deadlines Are Approaching”

Should you withdraw and reinvest your retirement plan money while you are still employed? Did you know you might be able to take some or all of the money in your 401(k), 403(b), or 457 plan and roll it over into another type of retirement account? Were you aware that you could do this while … Continue reading “The Pros and Cons of In-Service Retirement Plan Rollovers”

The interesting thing about index funds, which is not discussed enough, is that when a stock or a sector posts dramatic gains, it can become an outsized part of the total index. Investors who buy the index are buying that stock or sector at very high valuations—which may nor may not end well. The chart … Continue reading “The Nifty Fifty and Overweight Tech Stocks”

Most economists expect the Coronavirus outbreak to cause a recession. Since many people made bad financial investment decisions in the last recession, it is important to remind ourselves of what we should and should not do.  First, pause with gratitude if you have a retirement account—nearly half of workers do not. If you don’t have … Continue reading “The Coronavirus Pandemic and Your Retirement Accounts—What You Should And Should Not Do”