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In 2019, I wrote the article you see below. At the time, I was extremely excited about the prospect of ETFs beginning to trade at zero cost, and frankly, I still am. Free trading of ETFs (and stocks in many cases) is a huge advancement for investors and gives us, as your financial advisor, additional tools to manage your portfolio. Below is a quick refresher on the history of ETFs, which explains what happened in 2019 and why I was excited about it. I have added additional commentary to the original article in italics.

You have probably witnessed a tweet or some financial ‘expert’ on TikTok pose the question, “Would you rather have a million dollars today or a penny doubled every day for 30 days?” The purpose of this question is that today many people are inclined towards instant gratification due to one-day amazon prime shipping, subscription services, and on-demand entertainment. Not only is the $1,000,000 gift today significant, but if I don’t have to wait 30 days, sign me up! Heck, maybe I’ll even invest it. Obviously, this hypothetical exercise is meant to make you think it through. Why bother asking the question if the answer is so obvious?

Cash is truly a horrible investment. I’m not talking about folding paper; I'm talking about savings accounts, money markets, and short-term CDs. In the same breath that I say cash is trash, I could also say cash is king. Cash is king as it is the single most important financial planning tool.

Anyone can seem like a good financial advisor when markets are doing well. The expectation investors have when investing in capital markets is to make money, so when expectations are easy to meet, the bar tends to be set pretty low. However, it’s downturns in the markets that separate great financial advisors from mediocre ones. It’s times like these when people may wonder what their financial advisor is doing during this bear market.

Stellantis, formally Chrysler, employees will be eligible to receive annual profit-sharing. As a result, approximately 40,500 U.S. hourly workers will receive up to $14,760 in profit sharing.

Ford Motor Company employees will be eligible to receive their annual profit-sharing check on March 10th. Approximately 56,000 U.S. hourly workers will receive up to $9,176 in profit sharing.

It's that time of year again when most General Motors employees will be eligible to receive their annual profit-sharing check on February 24th. Here's what you should know!

There are a number of ways to describe the stock market when it is down: Bear Market, Correction, Bubble Bursting, Oversold, or Downward Volatility. But have you ever heard the word “opportunity” in unison with the former? Of course, what I am talking about is Tax Loss Harvesting.