The Year to Remember to Forget

Last week we conducted a webinar for private clients of BCWM where we    recapped last year, the worst year in recent history. Not the worst year for  investments . . . just the worst year. We reflected back to January 2020, when headlines began warning of a new virus originating in Wuhan, China (and how…

Where’s the Money?

The first eleven months of 2020 have been some of the most memorable months on record . . . and we hope to never remember them again. December, by comparison, has been rather mundane and somewhat boring so far in terms of financial news. While the COVID infection numbers continue to increase each day, the         …

America: Bigger Than Who is President

When it comes to politics, there seems to be little you can know for certain anymore. But one thing all of us can absolutely bank on in the future is that we can safely ignore pollsters. Where do they get these people? Apparently once you have completely failed at every possible occupation, you have officially…

Elections and COVID. . . Can’t Wait for Both to be History

Only 18 more days until our country experiences the most contentious election in over 150 years. The election of 1864 might have been a tad bit more        contentious . . . . . . but the Trump/Biden election seems to be right up there. A couple of weeks ago we hosted a private webinar for…

Stock Markets and Presidents

It is September in an election year and, yes, we are getting the question . . . “What do you think will happen if (the presidential candidate you despise) wins the election?” The answer? We don’t know. But here’s what we do know. What is happening in the world (a.k.a.               geopolitics) is much bigger than the president…