Markets & Marriage

How your investment strategy is like a long-term partnership. Provided by Misty Pittman   Your investment strategy is a lot like a marriage. One day you may feel like everything’s going swimmingly. The next day, there might be an argument over who forgot to load...

Tax Filing Season Is a Little Later This Year

What to know and dates to remember Provided by Misty Pittman   Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) announced that tax season will start a little later than usual. This year the I.R.S. will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax returns on Friday, February...

Do Our Biases Affect Our Financial Choices?

Even the most seasoned investors are prone to their influence.  Provided by Misty Pittman   Investors are routinely warned about allowing their emotions to influence their decisions. However, they are less routinely cautioned about their preconceptions and biases that...

Interest Rates and Your Mortgage

What you need to know. Provided by Misty Pittman   With the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates at or near zero, you may wonder about your mortgage. Is it a good time to refinance or even pay off the debt entirely? After all, your mortgage is one of the...

What’s the Buzz with Bitcoin?

Look before you leap.  Provided by Misty Pittman   Hardly a day goes by that the topic of bitcoin or other cryptocurrency assets doesn’t come up in meetings with clients and prospects or from friends and relatives who want to know, “what all the buzz is about?”  ...

Building a Healthy Financial Foundation

How many pieces do you have in place? Provided by Misty Pittman   When you read about money matters, you will sometimes see the phrase, “getting your financial house in order.” What exactly does that mean?   When your financial “house is in order,” it means it is...