Don’t fall for these misconceptions. Financial generalizations are as old as time. Some have been around for decades, while others have only recently joined their ranks. Let’s examine a few. Retirement means I can stop investing. In the past, retirement was viewed as an “end” in many ways. These days though, retirement is … Continue reading “Debunking Common Retirement Assumptions”
Debunking Common Retirement Assumptions
End-of-the-Year Money Moves
Here are some things you might consider before saying goodbye to 2019. What has changed for you in 2019? Did you start a new job or leave a job behind? Did you retire? Did you start a family? If notable changes occurred in your personal or professional life, then you will want to review your … Continue reading “End-of-the-Year Money Moves”
Measuring the Value of a Financial Advisor
A recent study emphasizes that these relationships can make a significant difference for investors. What is a relationship with a financial advisor worth to an investor? A 2019 study by Vanguard, one of the world’s largest money managers, tries to answer that question. Vanguard’s study concludes that when an investor works with an advisor and … Continue reading “Measuring the Value of a Financial Advisor”
Facts About Medicare Open Enrollment
How much do you know about the different coverage options? Medicare’s open enrollment period runs through December 7. If you are enrolling in Medicare for the first time, you will discover that it is much more complex than an employer-sponsored group health plan. Here at Kendall Capital, we want to make sure our clients are … Continue reading “Facts About Medicare Open Enrollment”
Reducing the Risk of Outliving Your Money
What steps might help you sustain and grow your retirement savings? “What is your greatest retirement fear?” If you ask our clients as Kendall Capital, or any group of retirees and pre-retirees this question, “outliving my money” will likely be one of the top answers. In fact, 51% of investors surveyed for a 2019 AIG … Continue reading “Reducing the Risk of Outliving Your Money”
Reap Tax Benefits From Giving with a Qualified Charitable Distribution
Montgomery County residents overall tend to be generous people, with the average person donating between three percent and five percent of his or her income to charitable causes each year. However, changes to federal tax law in 2017 that can make it less advantageous tax-wise to make charitable contributions were one factor that led to … Continue reading “Reap Tax Benefits From Giving with a Qualified Charitable Distribution”
Avoiding Large Losses in Your Portfolio
“Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.” – Warren Buffett Risk is a factor in any investment decision that you make. Your tolerance for risk is something that you will want to consider when you make decisions alongside your trusted financial professional at Kendall Capital. Your risk tolerance is balanced against … Continue reading “Avoiding Large Losses in Your Portfolio”
The Sequence of Returns
A look at how variable rates of return do (and do not) impact investors over time. What exactly is the “sequence of returns”? The phrase describes the yearly variation in an investment portfolio’s rate of return. Across 20 or 30 years of saving and investing for the future, what kind of impact do these deviations … Continue reading “The Sequence of Returns”
Asset Allocation
March 17th, 2016The Anxious Bull
We are currently in one of the longest-running, biggest wealth-producing bull markets in history, but you would not know it from the headlines or the pessimistic mood of investors.