
Weekend Reading: August Market Risk Update
Dear Clients & Friends, It’s time for our monthly market risk update. (A quick note for some of our newer families: we prepare a weekly...
Matthew Ramer
Aug 13, 2022

Mid-Year Outlook & Bonds
Dear Clients & Friends, I haven’t received many questions about bonds recently, likely because stocks have suffered so much more. But...
Matthew Ramer
Jul 22, 2022


Where's the Bottom?
Dear Clients & Friends, The question on everyone’s minds is, “Where is the bottom of this market mess?” We don’t know. Ok, that’s all. ...
Matthew Ramer
May 27, 2022

Econ and Market Risk 2022
Dear Clients & Friends, It's time for our monthly commentary regarding market risk. This is a long one, so sit back and settle in. Why...
Matthew Ramer
Jan 21, 2022


Debt Ceiling: What, Why, and How Bad?
[Since this article was written earlier this week, congress has voted to extend the debt ceiling deadline until December. Nonetheless,...
Matthew Ramer
Oct 8, 2021


The New House Tax Proposal
Dear Clients & Friends, This weekend, we are discussing the newest proposed changes to the US tax code. This is a hot topic any time...
Matthew Ramer
Oct 1, 2021


Student Loan Update
Dear Clients & Friends, About two weeks ago, an announcement was made that the “pause” on federal student loan payments has been extended....
Matthew Ramer
Aug 20, 2021


Climate Change & Your Portfolio
Dear Clients & Friends, MORcabulary key: SRI = Socially Responsible Investing ESG = Environmental, Social, & Governance For this...
Matthew Ramer
Aug 6, 2021

July 2021 Market Risk Update
Dear Clients and Friends, It’s time for our monthly market risk update. Well, it’s actually a bit late as we ordinary publish this...
Matthew Ramer
Jul 30, 2021


LGBTQ+ Estate Planning
As many of you know, a disproportionately large cross-section of our family of clients considers themselves to be a part of the LGBTQ+...
Matthew Ramer
Jul 16, 2021

Is Inflation Scary?
Dear Clients & Friends, This weekend, we are going to talk about inflation because it’s pretty hard to ignore the news media seemingly...
Matthew Ramer
Jun 19, 2021

May 2021 Market Risk Update
Dear Clients and Friends, It’s the time of month when we invite our friends Brad McMillan and Sam Millette to share their economic and...
Matthew Ramer
May 21, 2021


The New Tax Law: What You Need to Know
Dear Clients and Friends, Without a doubt, the hottest question over the last two weeks has been: what’s the deal with President Biden’s...
Matthew Ramer
May 2, 2021

March 2021 Market Risk Update (+Extras)
Dear Clients and Friends, This week, it’s time again for our Market Risk update, authored by our good friends Brad McMillan and Sam...
Matthew Ramer
Mar 19, 2021

COVID-19 Economic Damage Worsens
Dear Clients & Friends, This week, we share with you another periodic update on the Coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact. With...
Matthew Ramer
Dec 18, 2020

Under the Hood of the S&P 500
Dear Clients and Friends, A few weeks ago, we briefly wrote about the stock market’s seemingly irrational recovery and explored some of...
Matthew Ramer
Aug 14, 2020

July Market Risk Update
Dear Clients & Friends, This week, we have an economic risk update courtesy of our good friends Brad McMillan and Sam Millette. Before we...
Matthew Ramer
Aug 2, 2020

We're Back! Coronavirus Update #9
Dear Clients and Friends, We’re back!! It’s time to jump back into our weekend readings after taking a few weeks off during tax season....
Matthew Ramer
Jul 24, 2020


Covid-19 and Roth IRA Conversions
Dear Clients and Friends, I want to begin this weekend’s reading by addressing the very real human impact that this pandemic is having on...
Daniel Levinson
May 29, 2020


The CARES Act 2020 RMD Waiver: What You Need to Know
Dear Clients and Friends, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), signed into law on March 27, 2020, includes...
Amy Killeen
May 22, 2020