Investing in gold is once again gaining in popularity, with the price appreciating over 25% for the year thus far. On August 6th the price reached an all time high of $2,065 an ounce and it has since retracted. Some investors view gold as a hedge against tail risk, inflationary environments, or the … Read More about Does Investing in Gold Make Sense?
Mark Meredith, CFP®
Mark has been a financial advisor since 2010, after earning a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Eastern Illinois University. In 2018, he was name by Forbes as one of the top 1,000 financial advisors from the next generation. After 7+ years as a financial advisor with a local community bank, he decided the only way he could serve people in the way he thought was best was to open an independent fee-only firm.
Recent Posts
A Few Words on Stock Splits
"Please cut the pizza into 4 pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat 8." -Yogi Berra Before I say anything critical about Tesla's stock split, I would like to take the opportunity to remind everyone the stock is up about 300% since I questioned their market valuation in this post in January. … Read More about A Few Words on Stock Splits
Why I Don’t Have Health Insurance
No I'm not joking. I don't have health insurance. My wife doesn't have health insurance. My children don't have health insurance. I imagine a few thoughts are circling through your head reading that, and among them would be "this has to be the dumbest financial planner alive, hasn't he heard … Read More about Why I Don’t Have Health Insurance