Forefront’s Monday Market Update Disney World and Engineered Serendipity Well, the time has come ladies and gentlemen. The time that all parents inevitably face, a time of great sorrow for your wallet. It is time for me to take my children to Disney World. I have been dreading this trip, because the cost is pretty...Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update Top 4 questions for 2022 As many of us finish taking down our Holiday decorations, and begin our push through the short, but cold days of winter I can’t help but notice that I am being asked the same few questions by an awful lot of my clients, and prospective clients....Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update What did 2021 teach us? Every year between Christmas and New Years I go through an exercise of reflecting back on the previous 12 months and pulling lessons I have learned and putting them into a notebook. I look at this notebook daily and try and remind myself of all of...Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update HAPPY HOLIDAYS When you have an 8 and 7 year old, the holiday season brings with it the same love and joy as it does for everyone, along with an incredible feeling of panic. The feeling of shooting up in bed at 3AM in a panic because you forgot to move...Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update 9/11 and inflation Everyone I know will forever remember exactly where they were on the morning of September 11th, 2001. I remember what I was wearing that day, and even what I ate for breakfast oddly enough. A terrorist attack that would shape the lives of my generation, and every generation...Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update The tail that wags the dog If the chart for the past couple of weeks were a rollercoaster track, all of our stomachs would be churning from the steep drops. If you compare that chart to other draw downs in the overall market you will realize that instead of riding Space...Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update Your portfolio doesn’t matter, your plan does Portfolio management is now free. The likes of Vanguard, Schwab, BlackRock, and Robo-advisors have gone the final mile and the race to the bottom is over. Individual investors can go online to any of these varying company’s websites, and find completely free model portfolios....Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update HAPPY THANKSGIVING As most people sit down during this time of the year and reflect on what they are thankful for, this is an exercise I do with my children on a weekly basis. We are thankful for first responders, teachers, nurses, and doctors who help to educate us, heal us,...Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update Is inflation actually bad for your portfolio? Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their inflation number for the year ending October 2021, and it came in at a whopping 6.2%. This is the highest inflation has been since 1990. So where do I put my money? Take a look at the...Read More

Forefront’s Monday Market Update Why are we so grumpy about our economic recovery? I see and speak to dozens of clients each week, and almost just as many prospective clients as well, and over the past 12 months I have seen a distinct change in attitude towards our economy, and overall consumer sentiment. This is...Read More