by Ryan Shumaker | Jan 1, 2021 | Blog
One of the most common things I hear from people who own or have been pitched an annuity is the belief that the annuity will “earn 7% guaranteed.” Usually this is due to either a salesperson misrepresenting how the annuity works or the consumer misunderstanding. The...
by Ryan Shumaker | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog
Did the outcome of the election make you really happy and excited? Or did it leave you concerned, especially when it comes to your investments? Either way, you shouldn’t play politics with your portfolio. Why? Because investing when only a specific political party is...
by Ryan Shumaker | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog
Worried about what might happen to financial markets if we have the first contested election in 20 years or if your candidate doesn’t win? You aren’t alone. Unfavorability ratings of presidential candidates has been on the rise the last 36 years and with the megaphone...
by Ryan Shumaker | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog
Last month the S&P 500 reached a new all time high. Crazily this has come at the same time that retail investors have been piling out of mutual funds and ETFs at a record rate. The week the S&P 500 finally made it back to where it was in February of this year...
by Ryan Shumaker | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog
The saying “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” has been attributed to many people over the years. Someone must produce and someone must pay for what we consume. There has to be food in order for there to be a lunch and once that food is consumed it is not...
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