From the Standing Desk of Ali Criss, CFP®   Protecting Your Data & Yourself in this New Digital Age Like many of you, I have been a victim of identity theft, credit card fraud & suspicious phone calls fishing for my personal information. Days, I would even venture weeks of my life have been spent […]

From the Standing Desk of Brian Babbitt With Fall in the air, families are returning from summer vacations, school is starting and for many it’s time to dig back into work projects. Fall always seems to be a transition period as everyone settles back into a new routine. From a seasonal perspective, Fall has also […]

The Markets (as of market close August 31, 2021) The benchmark indexes enjoyed a solid August, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reaching record highs multiple times during the month. In fact, the S&P 500 recorded its seventh straight monthly advance — its longest streak of monthly gains since January 2018. Each of the […]

Wisdom with Women – Financial Increase: Ask For The Raise If you missed our most recent Wisdom with Women on August 11th featuring T’wina Nobles discussing the unique challenges when it comes to negotiating pay, please check out our recording of the event below: Financial Increase: There are many unique challenges when it comes to […]

South Sound Business – On The Move featuring our very own Brian Babbitt and Hannah Elkins! August 2021 Brian joined the team in June 2020 and Hannah in February of 2021.

The Markets (as of market close July 30, 2021) Stocks closed generally higher in July, despite a downturn at the end of the month. Second-quarter corporate earnings data was generally strong, although some megacap companies posted weaker-than-expected earnings results. Economic news was mostly favorable. The economy expanded at an annualized rate of 6.5%, 850,000 new […]