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Are your plans for retirement on autopilot? Have you considered any course corrections that may need to be made? At Pharos Wealth Strategies, we’ll help our clients determine whether they are properly positioned and adequately...
Read More2021 Global Outlook: Reasons for Optimism
Many of us are glad to leave 2020 behind and are hoping for a better 2021. The following link leads to an interesting article that will offer some hope. Please take a look and contact us with questions! Ivy Investments Outlook 2021
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A Tale of Two Quarters
A Tale of Two Quarters Charles Dickens, in his famous work A Tale of Two Cities, opens with the phrase, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The equity markets have been through some of the "best" of times and...
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A stock market lesson to remember
Undeniably, spring 2020 has tried the patience of investors.An 11-year bull market ended. Key economic indicators went haywire. Household confidence was shaken. The Standard & Poor’s 500, the benchmark for the broad stock...
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An Insider's Perspective
Earlier this week David Ballard spoke with a friend who offers an interesting perspective on the current market situation. For 30+ years Cynthia Prince-Fox was a professional portfolio manager at Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.,...
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The Game of Life
When our girls were little we enjoyed playing games as a family. Chutes and Ladders, Disney Monopoly, and a SpongeBob version of the game of Life were big hits. Their favorite, however, was the game Uno. Maybe it seemed a little more...
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World Kindness Day
As our team were considering different stories to share on our blog, one story stood out as one of the reasons we feel called to do what we do. A client in her 70s stopped by the office one afternoon, very much in distress. Recently...
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Let Us Be a Part of Your Team!
I grew up in the Houston area, and from since I can remember I have been an Astros fan. In fact, as a kid I was a little baseball obsessed. I played baseball, I collected baseball cards - I actually still have a closet full of them,...
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Where Will the Road Lead You?
Practices and games, PTA meetings, driver’s permits, orthodontist appointments, proms, graduation, college visits and applications. Life with teenagers is often a whirlwind. Just when you think that things will get less hectic,...
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Don’t get Catawampus in your Coddiwomple
I was recently introduced to the word coddiwomple by a friend of mine, August Higgins. August is a great drummer who also happens to be pursuing his PhD. He has been leading a book discussion at church on long-term planning and used a...
Read More9 Facts about Social Security
Tip: How Much? Check your Social Security earnings and see an estimate of your benefits on the website, www.ssa.gov. Social Security’s been a fact of retirement life ever since it was established in 1935. We all think we know how...
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