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There have been many restrictions placed on the normal rhythms of life in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interactions we typically take for granted such as going to restaurants, spending time with friends, working out at the gym, and traveling on vacation have all been curtailed in an effort to tame the pandemic.
Behavioral Finance
The Five Stages of a Market Crisis
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A process similar to the "five stages of grief" can be seen in market crises, including the current one.
Behavioral Finance
Win the day
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As a child, my father (himself a financial advisor) had a single obsession—paying off our house.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Nationwide: Valuing annuity benefits for required minimum distribution and Roth conversions purposes
When deferred annuities are owned by qualified accounts these guarantees must be taken into account when calculating required
minimum distributions (RMD) and the taxable amount of a Roth IRA conversion.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Nationwide: The position of life insurance in financial diversification
The importance of a diversified portfolio
Behavioral Finance
Should I be worried? An investor litmus test
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As a child, I remember seeing my mother’s wooden plaque of The Serenity Prayer that she kept above our kitchen sink. For those not familiar with this popular prayer, it reads...
Leveraging Technology & Data
Secrets
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Never has so much personal information been readily available to the general public. It’s surprising, then, that so many financial institutions continue to treat public knowledge as a “secret.”
Behavioral Finance
The formula for happiness: Wanting what you have
What if I told you that there’s a formula that is exceedingly easy to remember and could positively impact almost every decision you make? What if I told you that there is a formula for happiness?
Retirement
Helping Millennial Women Close the Retirement Savings Gap
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Recent data show that the retirement savings of millennial and baby boomer women continue to lag behind their male peers.