Wealth360°
I attended a seminar last week where I heard a presentation from Bill Bachrach, a well-known coach and speaker within the financial services industry. During his presentation he said, “Success is the cumulative effect of doing all of the little …
The Policy of the Deductible
I grew up in an insurance home. My dad, Herb, was an insurance agent for 32 years, with a particular passion for helping people with life insurance. My mom, Kathey, was an agent in the late 1990s and was asked …
Financial Synergies Pathway
Over the years, clients have asked us if we would be willing to assist their adult children, nieces, nephews, and friends with financial planning and investment management, even though they don’t have quite enough to meet our investment minimum. We …
Spending With Purpose
Earlier this week Bryan, Heath, and I attended a monthly meeting for the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) Houston chapter.
Q3 2014 Newsletter
Q3 2014 Newsletter from Financial Synergies Asset Management, Inc
Taken Your Temperature Lately?
When our 28-year-old daughter, Caitlin, was just four months old, my wife and I noticed she was running a fever. We had been parents for exactly four months and began to get nervous about it. We had no parents handy …
Q1 2014 Newsletter
Our 1st quarter newsletter features articles by the whole team. Q1 2014 Newsletter from Financial Synergies Asset Management, Inc
Growth vs. Value: Oil & Water?
As a client of Financial Synergies, you’ve undoubtedly heard us use the terms “growth” and “value”; they are even included in the names of some of our funds, and are strategies we utilize in your portfolios. Growth and Value are …
Duration Risk: What Bond Investors May Not Know
As Mike Booker mentioned in the Q4 newsletter, we think bonds still deserve a place in most portfolios. After all, bonds are ultimately one of the greatest diversifiers an investor can own. Historically, conservative investors have allocated large percentages of …
Our 4th Quarter 2013 Newsletter
Q4 2013 Newsletter from Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, Inc.
An Affirmation from Morningstar
Morningstar announced last week their selections for their 2013 Fund Manager of the Year awards. We were pleased to learn that Dan Ivascyn and Alfred Murata, managers of the PIMCO Income fund, were selected as Fixed-Income Fund Managers of the …
Low for Longer: A More Active Approach to Fixed Income
“Low for Longer” is Blackrock’s investment theme heading in to 2014. The Low for Longer tag line is their way of expressing a forecast of tepid economic growth, easy monetary policy and, consequently, low interest rates. Investment catchphrases such as …
Worst Case Scenarios
Negativity has permeated our society of late. Predictions of disastrous consequences from the federal debt ceiling impasse abound. Some pundits worry that inflation arising from dramatic increases in the monetary supply will surely diminish our future lifestyles. European sovereign debt crises will eventually contaminate the American banking system, and global warming will cause our coastal […]
Our 3rd Quarter 2013 Newsletter
Q3 2013 Newsletter from Financial Synergies Asset Management, Inc
Is Now a Good Time to Start Investing?
“Is now a good time to start investing?” It’s a simple question, but it’s almost impossible to answer because it requires a market prediction. Most people agree that trying to predict the market is impossible, but it’s human nature to …
