Recent Articles from Kevin McNab
Accessing retirement accounts in a time of uncertainty
In the face of fear and uncertainty, crucial decisions must be made based on facts and changing rules. The CARES Act relaxes the rules to help Americans who qualify use retirement accounts through the pandemic.
Row the boat to build wealth
Rowing a boat is not easy. We must keep the oars in the water, learn from the past, keep moving forward in the right direction and have a plan. Over time, the destination will be reached. While building wealth, it is important to define the destination or financial dreams.
Irrational exuberance is taking over the stock market
Irrational exuberance is a state of mania when stocks increase regardless of deteriorating fundamentals or uncertainty. When this happens, greed, overconfidence, and fear of missing out takes over the mind of investors. What can investors do when irrational exuberance takes over the stock market?
Is Investing Like the Weather or Climate Change?
On Jan. 30, I got a text from my sister in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Stuck in the middle of the polar vortex, her thermometer read 38 degrees below zero.
A Rear-View Mirror Financial History Lesson
With corporations ready to reap the benefits of substantial tax cuts, solid corporate earnings and full employment, today’s market may have a few more months of gas in the tank.
What is Your Plan When the Markets Punch You in the Mouth?
If nothing else, history has taught us the economy is cyclical. As Americans pour money into the stock market during the good times, the markets have an evil way of correcting not only prices, but the risk tolerance of investors.
5 Things Your Advisor Will Never Tell You
They may also go by different names including wealth management advisors or financial planners with titles ranging from personal financial advisor to vice president.
The 5 Things That Make Financial Planning Fun
I often joke with my clients that coming to see me for a financial planning update is like me going to the dentist. It doesn’t have to be.
Wealth Management: Not Your Father's Advisor
Investors need to educate themselves, because the large, traditional financial institutions will not educate the public.
The Trump Dump: What We Learned
It was clear many investors did not have a plan while they forgot market declines are normal in the midst of a bull market.
Cryptocurrencies: The Next Big Investment or The Next Bubble?
History teaches us to beware of investment gains too good to be true, while investors pile money into the next big investment - cryptocurrencies.
Adjust Your Sails to Build Wealth
The most significant shift in the tax reform bill is a decrease in the top corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent – a monumental decline by any standards.