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The month started with concerns over a Greece exit (“Grexit”) from the euro zone, but was averted by a last-minute deal. Although Greece accounts for a small amount of the euro zone’s GDP (less than 2%) an exit would question…
An important part of our job at Financial Symmetry (FSI) is spending time on research for our investment strategy. On average, every employee spends 8-12% of his or her time on investment research which has benefited our clients over the…
Financial Symmetry is excited to sponsor the 2015 Highcroft Hurricanes Swim Team. This is a neighborhood swim team located in west Cary with over 130 kids on the team. The Hurricanes compete in seven meets during the summer in the…
Are people with a big house or fancy car wealthy? Many would say yes, but the best-selling book, The Millionaire Next Door, written by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko twenty years ago proves these beliefs wrong. Unfortunately, one…
Have you ever dealt with two crying children on a ski slope? I had that experience recently, and it made me realize there are a lot of similarities between a family ski trip and investing. Here’s what I mean. Advice…
Anthem, the nation’s largest health insurer was recently victim to cyber attacks where approximately 80 million records were stolen. Prior to Anthem other large business including Sony Pictures, Home Depot, JP Morgan, Target, etc. were also targets of cyber attacks….
Did you know that you can access a Roth IRA at any income level? For most individuals they assume if your modified AGI is greater than $193,000 if you are married filed jointly, or $131,000 for single filers they cannot…
It is a New Year and time to give your finances a personal checkup! See the list of items below that should be done at the beginning of each year: 1. Set Financial Goals for 2015 It may be big…
As we did last year, Financial Symmetry has covered several current events on our blog throughout 2014, and here are what we think the Top 10 Economic Stories of the Year have been: 1. Falling Oil Prices There are few…
“We are about to enter the greatest bull market in 85 years.” CNBC 6/8/14 “Bull Has Legs to Run Another 10 Years.” Bloomberg 6/23/14 Anyone remember the book Dow 36,000 published in 1999 shortly before the dot-com bubble burst? Fifteen…
