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“Tune Out the Noise”— More Than a Story About Finance

June 11, 2025

Before financial planning evolved into a thoughtful, evidence-based discipline, investing often felt like a guessing game. It was driven by instincts, stock tips, and market chatter.

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Biden senior advisor Anita Dunn has to divest investment portfolio worth between $16.8 million and $48.2 million to avoid conflicts

August 20, 2022

H. Jude Boudreaux, CFP® Sr. Financial Planner, estimates the worth of holdings based on Anita Dunn’s disclosure form in this CNBC article. Read the Entire Article Here    

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Tax-Loss Harvesting Explained

April 27, 2022

You may have noticed changes in the bonds you hold in your taxable accounts (not retirement accounts like IRA’s). Don’t be alarmed if you see new

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How to Monitor Your Investments

How to Monitor Your Investments

August 24, 2021

By Matt Mercer, Operations Manager If you’re a client of The Planning Center, and we manage any of your financial accounts, you likely have the option

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Corporate Downsizing

Corporate Downsizing – How to Navigate through the Turbulence

October 30, 2020

By Matthew Sivertsen, CFP®, CeFT® Uncertainty is an uncomfortable word, especially if it is being used to describe our employment! Turbulent seems to be a good

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Bumpy Road to the Market’s Long-Term Average

May 21, 2020

Since 1926, the US stock market has rewarded investors with an average annual return of about 10%. But it’s important to remember that returns in any

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Sometimes, the Answer Should Be “No.”

January 30, 2020

By Matthew Sivertsen, CFP® Some time ago, a memorable article in the Washington Post by financial columnist, blogger and equities analyst Barry Ritholtz advised investment clients

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Responsibly Using a Reverse Mortgage in a Retirement Plan

October 17, 2019

By Matthew Sivertsen, CFP® Reverse mortgages have long been thought of as merely a last resort for someone’s retirement plan, the only remaining alternative when nothing

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Choosing Between a Lump Sum and Future Payments

September 6, 2019

By Matthew Sivertsen, CFP® and Cicily Maton, Retired Sr. Financial Planner Cicily Maton has retired, however, Michelle Maton CFP®, EA, CeFT® Sr. Financial Planner and Andy Baxley CFP®, CIMA®, CeFT®

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Long-Life Learning (The Pursuit of Mastery)

May 24, 2019

By Matthew Sivertsen, CFP®     Since Tiger Woods’ recent win at the 2019 Masters Tournament, I am sure there are a lot of people daydreaming about what

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Measuring Progress — The Long View versus The Reflective View

January 16, 2019

By Matthew Sivertsen, CFP®     Being stewards of the growth of our “net worth” combines many elements. One of the main challenges can be our tendency to

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Quarterly Market Review – Second Quarter 2016

August 4, 2016

This report features world capital market performance and a timeline of events for the past quarter including the notable Brexit Vote.  It begins with a global

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