What are Options & How Risky Are They?
Think of Options Like Insurance Options are essentially tradeable insurance contracts on stocks, indexes and some other investments. It helps to understand the concept of options if you keep in mind that options are insurance, but the terms are different. Options provide more investment options — no pun intended. The price of an option is […]
Read ArticleWorthPointe Named Among Top 100 Emerging Wealth Managers in RIA Database
WorthPointe is honored to be named #11 out of the top 100 Emerging Wealth Managers list. The ranking considers wealth management firms with $100 million to $500 million in assets under management as of October 31, 2017 that have grown at least 30% in the past five years. RIA Database ranked the Top 100 Emerging […]
Read ArticleDon’t Tax Me
“Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree,” quipped Senator Russell Long, who chaired the powerful Senate Finance Committee from 1966 to 1981. Tax Reform is Here This past year, Halloween was barely over when House Republicans introduced their version of tax reform. Few observers thought such a massive undertaking could be signed […]
Read Article10 Smart Planning Moves to Consider as Tax Reform Looms
It’s hard to believe, but another year is almost behind us. With January just around the corner, now is a great time to review various items you may want to consider as you get set to enter 2018. Many of the IRS publications referenced below are for tax year 2016. Changes are not anticipated when […]
Read ArticleJoshua Wilson to be a Featured Speaker at Private Wealth Management Summit 2018
WorthPointe’s Chief Investment Office, Joshua Wilson, CMT®, AIF®, will speak at the Private Wealth Management Summit on March 15-16, 2018. The summit will take place at the Venetian in Las Vegas, NV. Joshua will be speaking during a session called, Putting Volatility to Work for You: Alternative Ways of Producing Income While Lowering Risk. The […]
Read ArticleLooking Back and Leaping Ahead
The End of the Financial Year As we head into the final lap of 2017, it’s been a banner year for stocks not just in the U.S., but around the world. Investors have been focused on the upbeat fundamentals — corporate profit growth sparked by economic gains at home and abroad. The U.S. economy grew […]
Read ArticleBuild a Holistic Perspective toward Success
Health and wellbeing takes attention to all areas of your daily life. You can’t lace up your running shoes once a week or catch a couple of waves and expect vibrant health in return. Eating right, regular physical activity, and taking care of your mental wellbeing are important ingredients to good health. Morgan Smith reminds […]
Read ArticleFive Key Concepts for Financial Success
The following blog post is an excerpt of the WorthPointe e-book, The Informed Investor. We created The Informed Investor to show you a Nobel Prize–winning approach crafted to optimize your investment portfolio over time. We have designed it specifically to not only support you in your efforts to preserve what you already have, but to […]
Read ArticleAvoiding 8 Big Mistakes in Retirement
Tens of millions of Americans are looking forward to the day they retire. Others enjoy their profession and can’t imagine a life without work. Yet, even those folks recognize that one day they won’t wake up on a Monday and head into the office. In either case, a common goal is present — a comfortable […]
Read ArticleInvesting Shouldn’t be Complicated
The following blog post is an excerpt of the WorthPointe e-book, The Informed Investor. We created The Informed Investor to show you a Nobel Prize–winning approach crafted to optimize your investment portfolio over time. We have designed it specifically to not only support you in your efforts to preserve what you already have, but to […]
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