The first decision many of us made at the beginning of the month was whether or not we truly want to stick with our New Years’ Resolutions. Like many decisions, sticking to those resolutions becomes harder over time and hopefully you have been able to keep some of the good ones in place so far. There has been a lot of recent research about the decision-making process everybody goes through on a daily basis, with...

January is a good time to reflect on your financial goals and the investment plan you have designed to meet those goals. The past few weeks have been rocky for the equity markets, to say the least, and we want to proactively share helpful market insights to balance some of the noise in the traditional media outlets. From recent equity performance to risks facing investors in the current market environment, Chief Investment Officer, Jared Kizer,...

Greetings! We hope you enjoyed your holidays and are ready for a successful 2016. If you have been following the markets, or paying attention to any of the daily news outlets, then you know that investors have continued to experience volatility during a poor beginning for the New Year. A variety of negative news stories have been attributed to current market activity, including: China’s economy showing significantly lower growth US manufacturing slowing Falling oil prices...

Although the official “Holiday Season” generally starts on Thanksgiving weekend, the charitable component started a few days later with #GivingTuesday on December 1st. Those of us living in Minnesota are probably familiar with “Give to the Max Day” which takes place in mid-November as an opportunity for many charities to leverage the giving spirit, which has been a big success locally. #GivingTuesday is a relatively recent movement which was created in 2012 by the 92nd...