Fiscal Cliff 101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEh-ULzFVkU
Those who can explain complex ideas in simple ways always amaze me. That’s why I took an interest in the book “The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money”, written by…
The Swing State Advantage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afXhRXQaCk8
With the 2012 presidential election less than a month away Coloradans are being inundated with political ads. They’re on TV, in the mail, on the phone and every other conceivable medium. As the…
Highlights from the LPL Financial National Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuTz6rh6K9c
The Prosperion Financial team readied our out-of-office replies last week and headed off to sunny San Diego for the LPL Financial National Conference. We weren’t alone. With close to 12,000 independent…
A Nation Re-energized
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOxEqsCRrUU
“Human innovation is the only natural resource we have.”
- Julian Robertson, Founder Tiger Management
Innovation and technology are causing dramatic shifts in America’s energy reserve estimates…
How to Go Paperless with LPL Financial
If you are interested in reducing the amount of LPL Financial and shareholder correspondence you receive in the mail, here are some helpful instructions for going paperless.
Please contact us if you currently do not have online access to your…
Manufactured Facts
Last week the Institute for Supply Management released their June Manufacturing Index that showed a contraction in US factory output. That brought to mind some important questions:
We still have factories in the US?
Wasn’t that all shipped…
Volatility is the New Norm
Can you believe 2012 is half over? Wow, time moves fast.
As the books close on the second quarter of 2012 I’m comforted by a modest gain in most of the broad market indexes, but investors are learning to understand one thing: volatility is…
The Next Bull Market is Behind Our Wall of Worry
Investors are re-experiencing the old phrase, “every bull market climbs a wall of worry” this week. The media continue to bring down expectations and hope for investors. Around the world we read and hear about problems in Europe and slowing…
Reflections About Memorial Day
Memorial Day weekend is upon us and for many it signifies the official start to summer. Originally called Decoration Day, the true meaning of Memorial Day is not burgers by the pool, but to remember and honor those men and women who have given…
The Biggest Loser
After JP Morgan announced a $2 billion trading loss last Thursday (due in part to a risky strategy focusing on credit derivatives) several parties are feeling the pain. But to determine who is the biggest loser we have to look at each of them…
Pomp and Circumstance
What do John F. Kennedy, Michael Dell, Barbara Walters and Will Ferrell have in common? All are known for giving famous college commencement speeches. Across the nation students are donning cap and gown to parade across a stage in front of proud…
The Constitution’s Limiting Principle
Those who followed last week’s Supreme Court arguments on President Obama’s health care law got a lesson in Constitutional Law. While the scope of the three-day hearings was breathtaking it is disheartening as we likely will not hear the…
Press Release: Steve Booren Ranks High on Barron’s List for 2012
LOCAL FINANCIAL ADVISOR NAMED IN BARRON’S TOP ADVISOR RANKINGS
Prosperion Financial Advisor Named to Barron’s List
Prosperion Financial Advisors’ Steve Booren was the highest ranked financial advisor in Colorado with total…
Our Three Principles of Trust
As I was reading the New York Times I came across an article that concerned me. Titled “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs,” the article was written by Greg Smith, the firm’s former executive director and head of United States equity derivatives…
Leadership by Hyperbole
hyperbole - hy-PUR-bə-lee – an exaggeration to create emphasis or effect.
Washington’s latest legislation – the one extending the payroll tax cut for 2 months – could be one of the worst pieces of legislation ever passed.
Republicans…
