What Now?
By: Charles Brown, M. Brown Financial Advisors, May 19, 2020 Fears of the economic effects of Corona Virus caused the S&P 500 to fall over 33% in about a month. March 23rd marked the low of the selloff – the…
SECURE Act and CARES Act
By: Charles Brown, M. Brown Financial Advisors, April 20, 2020 The SECURE Act and CARES Act were recently signed into law. They both have many moving pieces. For the SECURE ACT, I think the most important point for investors is…
Take Some Money off the Table
February 21, 2020 Finance, FINANCE 0
“time to de-risk” “the market is stretched” “time to take profits” “stocks are overbought” “the risk is worth more than the reward” “time to take some money off the table” These are all phrases that you hear when the stock…
Three Key Investing Charts for 2020
January 8, 2020 Finance, FINANCE 0
By Charles Brown, January 6, 2020 As the 2020 investing year gets going, I thought I would post a few of the charts* that I think are important for investors this year. This first chart is of the performance of…
Loaves and Fishes – Toasting For a Cause
By Charles Brown, M. Brown Financial Advisors Last week (11/11/19) M. Brown Financial Advisors was the lead sponsor of “Toasting For A Cause” – a charity dinner benefiting Loaves and Fishes in Naperville, Illinois. Loaves and Fishes strives to provide…
Investing Trends – Cash
April 29, 2019 Finance, FINANCE 0
by Charles Brown The US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates four times in 2018, raising the Federal Funds Rate to 2.5%. This has raised yields on money market funds and Certificates of Deposit which adjust their yields based on changes…
Skin in the Game
Charles B. Brown Portfolio Manager and Financial Advisor I recently finished reading Nassim Taleb’s newest book: “Skin In The Game: Hidden Asymmetries In Everyday Life“. The phrase “skin in the game” refers to having a personal stake in something (a…
Term Life Insurance: How Much Do I Need?
For the purposes of this article, I am only going to focus on how to help you find the right “face value” and “term” of your insurance policy. If you would like more detail on why you might need term…
Investing Trends – Floating Rate Bonds
Since the FED interest rate hike in December of 2016, floating rate bonds have caught the attention of bond investors. Floating rate funds are being sold to income investors as a way to make money in bonds during a raising…
Fooled by Randomness
I recently finished reading “Fooled by Randomness” by Nassim Taleb – Taleb also wrote “The Black Swan” which is a must-read for anyone with an investment account. “Fooled by Randomness” is focused on how humans have a difficult time acknowledging the random…