Author: landaasco

  • Staying the course is not staying still

    By Kyle Tetting Patience, “staying the course” we often say, isn’t about inaction. It’s about small but necessary course corrections to ensure we remain true to the plan. […]

  • Facing fears or falling to them

    By Joel Dresang A number of forces are behind people’s fear of finances. Besides individual circumstances, low financial literacy is a chief contributor to anxiety and stress over money, according to the joint study by the FINRA foundation and George Washington University. In other words, when it comes to money, what you don’t know can…

  • Money Talk Quiz, February 2022

    Multiple-choice questions on news you need to know, links to more information. […]

  • Staying the course is not staying still

    By Kyle Tetting Stock prices move quickly, but fundamentals change slowly. These day-to-day price movements are largely a popularity contest while long-term market direction is a math lesson. Expectations for continued strong earnings growth point to meaningful opportunities for stocks ahead as stock prices tend to mirror that longer-term earnings growth. Patience remains the challenge,…

  • Knowing when to tap Social Security

    By Joel Dresang Timing retirement involves so much more than when to take Social Security. Still, those benefits play a bigger role than most people realize. […]

  • How to optimize your giving

    In a Money Talk Podcast, Bob Landaas leads a discussion about wise ways to be charitable. […]

  • Regard risk in reach for investment yield

    As investors seek to raise fixed-income returns amid low interest rates, Kendall Bauer warns that reaching for yield entails risks. Kendall spoke with Kyle Tetting in a MONEY TALK VIDEO that was part of the 2021 Investment Outlook Seminar. […]

  • Money Talk Quiz, November 2021

    Why’d they say that? We have selected a handful of informative remarks made by Landaas & Company advisors in recent Money Talk Podcasts. See if you can provide the proper context by taking our multiple-choice quiz. […]

  • Taking care of both health and wealth

    By Joel Dresang Being healthy lets us enjoy retirement more (and probably longer), but it also has financial repercussions. […]

  • Wealth effects: Spend, invest, retire

    By Joel Dresang The wealth effect usually is mentioned as a factor in spending, but it also plays a role in investing and retiring. Of the three, I feel it affecting me the most as an investor — but that’s just the phase of life I’m in. […]