Author: landaasco

  • Like pulling teeth: Scrutinize your bills

    By Joel Dresang I’ll spare you the details of my misadventures with dental billing. The bottom line: Review your account statements regularly, and speak up about anything amiss. Considering all your effort to earn, save and invest money, you owe it to yourself to scrutinize how it’s spent. […]

  • Over the river and through the Fed

    By Kyle Tetting If anything taught me directions growing up, it was the countless trips to visit family around the holidays. With one exception, I tended to have a good sense of where we were going and how to get there. As we survey the economic landscape entering another holiday season, there’s an interesting parallel…

  • Investor upsides as interest rates rise

    As interest rates have been rising, investors have seen the values of their bond holdings shrink. In a MONEY TALK VIDEO, Kendall Bauer points out some of the upsides of the rising rate environment. He spoke with Kyle Tetting as part of the 2022 Investment Outlook Video. […]

  • Money Talk Quiz, December 2022

    Multiple-choice questions test your knowledge of what investment advisors have been discussing during the Money Talk Podcast. Answers include links to more information so you can learn even more. […]

  • Gratitude is an enriching attitude

    By Joel Dresang Research attests that gratitude can help us be healthier, calmer, better rested, more accomplished — even richer. […]

  • Learning to embrace the next phase

    After more than 25 years at Landaas & Company, Brian Kilb is retiring. Here is a message he sent to his clients announcing his move. We share it in its entirety not only to pass along the news but to relate the wisdom of his sentiments. […]

  • Inflation can cut both ways for retirees

    By Joel Dresang The good news about the highest inflation in 40 years is generous benefits boosts to retirees and those saving for retirement. Both Social Security and the IRS are adjusting allowances in 2023 that should help tens of millions of Americans. […]

  • The Fed: What investors should know

    The Federal Reserve Board is the world’s most influential central bank, yet most investors know little about its mission or its tools. Dave Sandstrom explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO with Kyle Tetting. […]

  • How investors can navigate bear markets

    In a MONEY TALK VIDEO, Steve Giles talks about how to handle occasional steep stock sell-offs. […]

  • 2022 Investment Outlook Seminar Quiz

    A multiple-choice quiz covering the 2022 Investment Outlook Seminar includes links to further resources in the answers. […]