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Do We Need to Fear Inflation?

Every few months, inflation or deflation resurfaces as the featured topic of discussion. There seems to be an even divide of individuals who believe inflation is a foregone conclusion and…

Will Consumers Power our Economic Engine in 2012?

Consumers are an integral cog in the American economic engine, but since the financial crisis hit its crescendo, consumers have been under high attack. By most traditional measures, the economy…

4 Ways Retirees Can Beat The Yield Drought

Barry Glassman spoke with Sharon Epperson on CNBC’s Power Lunch about strategies to overcome the Yield Drought, a phrase he coined for today’s low-yield environment. In the interview, Barry points…

Europe’s $39 Trillion and Growing Pension Problem

With France and Austria being the latest countries downgraded by Standard and Poor’s, from AAA to AA+, it doesn’t help that Europe has a $39 trillion and growing pension problem.…

Our View of LPL’s Acquisition of Fortigent

Fortigent, the independent investment, research and financial reporting firm we have partnered with since our inception announced this morning that they are being acquired by LPL Financial. LPL is purchasing…

Historical Returns – What’s In and What’s Out

When investing, we certainly take into consideration economic conditions and the political landscape, however, our Historical Returns Chart reminds us why we maintain a long-term investment perspective. Over the past 15…

7 Ways to Tweak Your Retirement Plan for 2012

Jessica Ness, Client Advisor and Director of Financial Planning for Glassman Wealth Services recently shared her retirement planning tips with Mark Miller, retirement columnist for Reuters. “Rebalancing puts an automatic…

Retirement Rules of Thumb Don’t Always Apply

I had a conversation recently with John Waggoner, the personal finance columnist for USA Today where we talked about the assumptions that many people still make about retirement, such as…

Do Nothing Congress

Conventional wisdom would support the notion that the division of power between Congress and the White House should be healthy for the nation’s economic environment. However, the idea that our…

2nd Home Mortgage Deductibility – Which States Will Feel the Loss?

If congress ever comes to a consensus on debt reduction, or even a revamp of the tax code, there are some deductions that are likely to disappear; and right after…