by Adam Hoffmann | Oct 7, 2024 | Plan Participants
As the leaves on the trees begin their subtle change from green to gold, yellow, and red, lawns across the country have also begun their shift from green to red, white, and blue. Whether it’s a multiplying of lawn signs in your neighborhood, an influx of radio or TV... by Adam Hoffmann | Apr 18, 2024 | Plan Participants
If slow and steady wins the race, 2024 is off to a great start. Through the end of the first quarter, the U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500, tallied its 15th best start to a year in its history. That kind of hot streak may seem to contradict my initial... by Adam Hoffmann | Mar 18, 2024 | Plan Participants
The difference that a year can make never ceases to amaze me. Whether it’s the development of a new hobby, the shocking amount of space between tick marks on my children’s growth chart in our kitchen, or the continued increase in the number of gray hairs on my head,... by Adam Hoffmann | Mar 22, 2023 | Plan Participants
Over the past week, the banking sector has experienced one of the most sudden and tumultuous downturns since the global financial crisis of 2008–2009. Recently, the most substantial events were related to the failure of Silvergate Bank on March 8, Silicon Valley Bank... by Adam Hoffmann | May 27, 2022 | Plan Participants
Ben Franklin famously penned, “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” I would venture to guess that if he were around today, he would allow me to include stock market volatility as a third item on that list. But fortunately,...