2015 Market Outlook from SSGA

Investors would be hard-pressed to find many broad asset classes that had done anything but go up this year until volatility reared its head in October. While there have been periods of dispersion in returns, most portfolios are sitting on decent gains since markets bottomed in March 2009. This year, risky assets have performed resiliently […]

How to hide credit info from nosy lenders

Beginning in 2007, Illinois residents may take advantage of a new law that allows them to place a security freeze on their credit reports. Unfortunately for our Georgia clients, a recent proposal to implement such a law was defeated by state lawmakers. For those of you in Illinois, the new law prohibits credit bureaus from […]

Guilt: A big roadblock to financial success

The six deadly “sins” of personal finance are sins of emotion. Emotion clouds our judgment and leads us to make foolish decisions. This first in a series will explore the sin of guilt; fear, greed, pride, sloth and envy will follow. Tormented because your spouse wants a flat-screen TV for Christmas? Feeling inadequate because you […]