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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
70 Days to Fund the Largest Government in the World
As we noted last week, the end of the federal government’s fiscal year is September 30—just 70 days away.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The Bare Minimum: What Congress Actually HAS To Do This Year
Members of Congress are have been back in their home states and districts for the last two weeks and won’t return to Washington until July 20.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
The Importance of Avoiding Big Losses
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The Best Way to Make Money, Is to Not Lose It — This post examines the claim that minimizing losses is more important to the ultimate success of an investment plan than maximizing gains.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Taking the Long View
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Short-Term Views May Fall Short for Goals-Based Investing: The risk to both retail and professional investors is tinkering and tweaking portfolios in response to short-term “noise” and recent performance. The primary objective for investors with long-term goals should be to achieve their goals on time. Long-term goals require a longer-term view of the markets and risks.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Trailing vs Rolling Returns
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Redefining the Conversation about Returns: Help investors keep their "eyes on the prize", or that long-term goal, while helping them to avoid getting caught up in the fixating of chasing short-term returns or 'beating the market'.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Thinking Outside the Mailbox
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Redefining Income in a Low Yield World: Historically, investors in or near retirement have relied primarily on bonds for “mailbox money” necessary to fund their golden years. Going forward, investors and advisors will need to redefine their concept of “income” and reconsider how they fill their “mailbox”.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Historic Shortfalls for State Budgets
If you thought a socially distant Independence Day was last week’s most significant event, think again.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The CFPB and the Future of Confirmations
When Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2010 under the Dodd-Frank Act, it made the head of the new agency a presidential appointee whose confirmation must be approved by the Senate.