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How Should Pre-Retirees View Illiquid Assets?

Retirement InSight Monthly News and Information for Current and Future Retirees Presented by: Brower Financial Group HOW SHOULD PRE-RETIREES VIEW ILLIQUID ASSETS? Some people approach their retirement years owning illiquid assets worth more than their liquid ones....

Disability Insurance Awareness

May Is Disability Insurance Awareness Month What it is, and why it's important. Provided by Brower Financial Group Did you know that May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month? First started in 2007, the month of May was the first time that information about...

A Stock Market Lesson to Remember

A Stock Market Lesson to Remember Confidence can quickly erode, but it can also quickly emerge. Provided by Brower Financial Group Undeniably, spring 2020 has tried the patience of investors. An 11-year bull market ended. Key economic indicators went haywire....

Retirement InSight – April, 2020

Monthly News and Information for Current and Future Retirees  Presented by Brower Financial Group- April 2020 Quote of the Month “There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to...

Monthly Economic Update

In this month’s recap: The CARES Act moves to assist Americans quarantined by COVID-19, providing relief with a $2T stimulus package; markets worldwide react to coronavirus-related volatility. Monthly Economic Update THE MONTH IN BRIEF The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...

Coronavirus & More

The 24-Hour News Cycle moves from Impeachment to COVID-19 to the Primaries – What’s next? Provided by Brower Financial Group In recent weeks, we’ve seen several major stories in the news. On the political front, in addition to the arrival of the presidential election...

Navigating Market Volatility

Here at Brower Financial Group we are continuing to receive questions from clients and business leaders regarding market volatility due to the Coronavirus outbreak. In response we have gathered two great resources to help you make rational decisions in these...

The Coronavirus Effect on the Financial Markets

In your investing lifetime, you may only see a situation like the recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a few times. This is a circumstance where complete candor is necessary. The truth is that we can’t yet gauge the full economic impact, and by the time we can, the...

That First Distribution from Your IRA

That First Distribution from Your IRA What you need to know. Provided by Brower Financial Group When you are in your seventies, Internal Revenue Service rules say that you must start making withdrawals from your traditional IRA(s). In I.R.S. terminology, these...

Weekly Economic Update – Feb 3, 2020

Weekly Economic Update In this week’s recap: coronavirus concerns ripple through global stock markets; the Fed makes a slight monetary policy adjustment; consumer confidence rises; the government makes its first estimate of fourth-quarter growth. Provided by Brower...

Measuring the Value of a Financial Advisor

Measuring the Value of a Financial Advisor One study asserts that these relationships can make a difference for investors. Provided by Brower Financial Group What is a relationship with a financial advisor worth to an investor? A 2019 study by Vanguard, one of the...

Tremendous Gains Since 2009

Tremendous Gains Since 2009 A look at where stocks were in 2009 and how they have performed since. Provided by Brower Financial Group. Where were you on March 9, 2009? Do you remember the headwinds hitting Wall Street then? When the closing bell rang at the New York...