Q2 2017 Market Commentary
As Mainers, we relish our summers. Summer is the big dividend that follows months of endurance. First, snow, then rain, …
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Imagine you’re really hungry, and you’d like to make a nice meal for yourself. So, you put together a shopping …
Read MoreQ4 2016 Market Commentary
We began 2016 with our eyes on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which dropped 10% the first month. Headlines …
Read MorePost-Election Thoughts
The 2016 election, like the election of 1948, has been an upset. Those “in the know” earnestly expected Hillary Clinton …
Read MoreThe Election
The greatest presidential election upset in United States history happened when Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey in 1948. …
Read MoreGoodRx….A Very Good Thing!
While sitting in a doctor’s office recently, I noticed an eye catching yellow brochure promoting a service called “GoodRx.” I …
Read More2Q 2016 Market Commentary
The end of the second quarter was a wild ride. On Thursday, June 23rd the United Kingdom voted to leave …
Read MoreUK Votes Yes For Brexit
We are all surprised. The votes are in and the United Kingdom (UK) has chosen, 52-48%, to leave the European …
Read MoreNewsletter Correction and Some Good News!
We hasten to correct a misstatement made in our 2016 First Quarter Newsletter. In the article entitled “IRAs, Required Minimum …
Read MoreThe New Department of Labor Rule
Recently, Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced the Department of Labor’s long awaited Fiduciary Rule. Here are answers to common questions …
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