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      • Sue McGrath
      • Marina Johnson, CFA
      • Sarah Quist, CFP®, CDFA
      • Cliff Yount, IACCP®
      • Chris Sizemore, CPWA®, CMFC
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      • Jeffrey Schmidt, CFA
      • Bryan Goss
      • Katelyn Cummings, CFP®
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      • Gina Jacobson, CFP®, CDFA
      • Stacy Sizemore, IACCP®
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Jun 23 2022

5 Tips to Reduce Financial Stress During Market Volatility

Market volatility. Most investors understand this is a normal occurrence when investing but that doesn’t necessarily make it any easier to stomach the rollercoaster balances in your accounts. Your chest feels constricted, your jaw is tight, at the back of your mind there are nagging worries that frequently send you down a rabbit hole of “what-if” scenarios. Understandably you’re worried: it’s your livelihood, your future, your quality of life, your legacy.

financial stress

But given that making knee-jerk financial decisions based on emotional reasoning is unlikely to get your investments to where you want them to go, here are a few suggestions of ways to hang tight and stay calm through a period of market volatility. [Read more…]

Written by Maria Malloy · Categorized: ECONOMY, FINANCIAL ADVISOR · Tagged: FINANCIAL ADVISOR

May 27 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was established and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) began distributing loans to businesses in need. The goal of the program is to incentivize businesses to keep all of their employees on payroll; applicants had to affirm that they needed the funds in order to continue operating and employing their workforce. If you’ve been approved for a loan, you’re likely trying to stay on top of the requirements to have it forgiven. There’s a lot of information out there to digest and, since this is a new program, guidance is still evolving even though funds have already been dispensed. To get you started, we’ve provided answers to common questions with the information currently available.

Paycheck protection program [Read more…]

Written by Marina Johnson · Categorized: ECONOMY, OREGON ECONOMY · Tagged: FINANCIAL ADVISOR, OREGON ECONOMY

Jul 30 2018

All About Financial Advisor Qualifications

Selecting a financial advisor can be both confusing and daunting – we get it.

What’s the difference between an advisor working at a firm like Morgan Stanley and an advisor working for a local, independent firm? There are actually many differences, but one place to start is understanding the various financial advisor qualifications associated with investment management and financial planning.

Financial Advisor Qualifications
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Written by Marina Johnson · Categorized: FIDUCIARY, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, FINANCIAL PLANNING, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENTS · Tagged: FEE ONLY INDEPENDENT ADVISOR, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, FINANCIAL PLANNING

Jul 29 2018

10 Critical Factors to Consider When Hiring a Financial Advisor

Imagine if your doctor followed this standard when recommending medical treatment: you need a treatment for a serious ailment and the doctor recommends a “suitable” treatment. Not the best or most appropriate treatment, but a suitable one. He could offer you superior treatment, but instead he recommends a treatment using a pharmaceutical company that, in fact, pays him a good deal of money for such recommendations.

Fiduciary daty and doctors [Read more…]

Written by Marina Johnson · Categorized: FIDUCIARY, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, FINANCIAL PLANNING, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENTS · Tagged: FEE ONLY INDEPENDENT ADVISOR, FIDUCIARY, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, FINANCIAL SERVICES, INVESTMENT, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT PROCESS

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