As we age, the prospect of needing assistance with daily activities becomes more likely. Planning for long-term care (LTC) ensures that you or your loved ones will have access to the support needed, while avoiding financial strain. Below, we’ll explore some common questions about long-term …
Published by Pete Mullen and the Carson Wealth Investment Committee From one millennial to another, I wanted to take some time to discuss the lack of saving and investing done by our generation. It seems like the number of millennials that continue to live paycheck-to-paycheck continues to …
Published by Jake Bleicher and the Carson Wealth Investment Committee A fundamental decision made when selecting an investment strategy is whether to invest actively or passively. Given that more than $1.1 trillion have flowed into passive funds since 2008 while active funds have seen a sli …
By Ron Carson Back in 2009, at a speech in Scottsdale, Arizona, I told a group of 500 business owners, “Never have the opportunities to succeed been greater, nor have the distractions that can cause you to fail.” That statement is even truer today than it was then.
Often, people believe that estate planning only benefits the very wealthy, but nothing could be further from the truth. It’s something everyone needs to engage in regardless of age, estate size or marital status. If you have a bank account, investments, a car, home or other property—you hav …
This also made several young adults find it difficult to find jobs. Many ended up staying on their parents’ payroll longer than anticipated, and it seems the trend which was meant to help out the generation for a while, is here to stay.
We all understand that life has at least two certainties: death and taxes. I’ll add one more: market downturns. Despite the wealth of information available and excellent portfolio strategies employed, events like the subprime market and Brexit will occur and create volatility in an equity-b …
