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November 23, 2018

Oil Prices Down Significantly in Recent Weeks

Crude oil has officially entered into a bear market, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices down over 20%...
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November 20, 2018

Donating Appreciated Stock to Charity

Smart Year-End Charitable Giving We are a nation of procrastinators, at least with respect to charitable giving.  Indeed, a...
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November 16, 2018

2019 Income Tax Rates

The IRS has announced its updates to income tax brackets for 2019, reflecting slightly higher limits to this year’s...
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November 8, 2018

Midterm Elections Update

The midterm elections are now largely behind us, save for a few close races that have yet to be...
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October 29, 2018

International Trade: What’s Going on With NAFTA and China?

Most signals coming from the U.S. economy have been extraordinarily strong over the past year.  Unemployment has neared all-time...
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October 26, 2018

Non-Profit Spotlight: Rotary International

Recently, we have made a point to highlight the non-profits with whom we work most closely in our community. ...
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October 24, 2018

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index

The Conference Board released its latest monthly update to its “Leading Economic Index” on October 18.  The Index is...
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October 12, 2018

Social Security Increase for 2019

Those receiving Social Security benefits experienced a bit of good news this past week, as the government announced a...
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October 10, 2018

What To Do About Rising Interest Rates?

A common question that we get from our clients is how to invest in bonds in today’s market, given...
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October 8, 2018

Housing Prices: Still Strong, Though Moderating

It is no secret that housing prices in the U.S. have recovered substantially since the 2008 financial crisis.  In...
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October 4, 2018

Inflation and Bonds: An Update

We have been blessed with an extended economic expansion in the U.S. that has come with relatively little inflation. ...
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October 2, 2018

Interest Rates Are Climbing

In the U.S., we have lived through a period of unusually low interest rates over the past decade.  In...
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August 14, 2018

Mark R. Brown was Recognized as 2017 Financial Times Top 400 Advisor.

For the 12th year in a row, Mark R. Brown of Brown and Company, Inc. in Denver, Colorado was...
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August 3, 2018

Oil Prices Hit Four-Year Highs

Oil prices rose to their highest levels since 2014 this week.  U.S. crude, measured by the price of West...
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January 1, 1970

Creating Your Retirement Paycheck (Part II) – Cash Flow (Not Cash) is King

This is the third in a three-part series of articles designed to help you better understand how to create...
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January 1, 1970

Retirement Plans for Small Businesses

If you are self-employed or own a small business and you haven’t established a retirement savings plan, what are...
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