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Should You Buy Your Home, or Just Rent It?
If it’s an investing question, the usual debate goes something like this: Buying allows for capital appreciation and tax advantages, but...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Nov 21, 20224 min read


Social Security Benefits Are Increasing. How Will It Affect Your Taxes?
Inflation has been hitting everyone's wallets all year long. With the cost of everything from fuel to pasta going up, a 40-year high in...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Oct 25, 20224 min read


Make Your Kids Money-Smart
It's not about how much money you have to pass on to your kids – it's about passing on money-smarts. Teaching your kids sound financial...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Aug 30, 20225 min read


Investing For College: 5 Things to Think About
One of the most challenging parts of college isn’t getting accepted; it is figuring out how to pay for it. Long before your child is...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Aug 18, 20224 min read


Is it Time to Hire a Financial Advisor? How Do You Even Do That?
For most people, there's usually a point where their financial life becomes complicated enough that they realize it's time to hire a...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Aug 1, 20224 min read


Retiring in a Volatile Market: Control What You Can
Retirement during a volatile market is unsettling. Whether you are on the cusp or have already made the leap, a market downturn's impact...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Jul 14, 20223 min read


Understanding the Fee-Only, Fiduciary Advisor Model.
The financial advisor model has changed over the last several decades. From the investor perspective, these changes provide more options,...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Jul 7, 20223 min read


Inherited 401(K): A Guide for Beneficiaries
Most workers participating in a 401(k) plan attempt to salt away as much of their income as possible into the retirement plan; at...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Jun 28, 20225 min read


Your Investment Portfolio Asset Allocation – The Long and the Short of It
Determining your portfolio goals and risk tolerance is the first step in creating an investment strategy. The next step is to deploy the...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Jun 8, 20223 min read


What’s Driving the Recent Volatility?
The Federal Reserve has been very clear about its intentions to move more aggressively in fighting inflation. It currently defines "more...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
May 19, 20224 min read


What Are Dividends and The Advantages of Dividend Stocks?
You might have heard the term “Dividend Payments” or “Dividend Stocks” and wonder how these terms relate to investing and why they are...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Apr 22, 20225 min read


Cash Flow Planning When You’re at the Mid-Point of Your Career
Your financial journey has a lot of milestones and transitions along the way. However, it generally breaks down into stages where your...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Apr 7, 20224 min read


March Market Commentary: In Like A Lamb, Out Like a Lion?
March Recap and April Outlook Ukraine's fierce response to and subsequent repulsion of Russian troops surprised everyone, not least...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Apr 5, 20225 min read


Building a Balanced Investment Portfolio
The first step in creating a balanced portfolio is to realize that the "balance" doesn't refer to the investments contained in the...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Mar 23, 20225 min read


Managing Investments Means Managing Your Emotions
The market crashed over 10% in a single day in March 2020. While many investors sold out of their positions, those who held on and...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Mar 15, 20224 min read


Financial Planning for the Early Stage of Your Career
Getting to that point in your career where you're finally making decent money is a reason for celebration. Whether from getting the job...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Mar 5, 20226 min read


A Note on the Invasion of Ukraine
The news about the invasion of Ukraine is distressing on a humanitarian level and unsettling when thinking about the impact of increased...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Feb 25, 20223 min read


YES! There is a Student Loan Forgiveness Option to Help Manage College Debt. Do you Qualify?
College student loans have become an enormous burden for many Americans. According to the Department of Education, private and federal...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Feb 15, 20223 min read


Creating a Goal-Based Framework for Your Financial Picture
Goals — we all have them. Whether it’s our health, career, or personal life, most of us have some aspirational vision and goals we want...

Damon C Collins, MBA, AAMS®, CFEI®
Feb 4, 20223 min read
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