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3 reasons you should avoid borrowing against your home right now
Housing prices can go down as well as up: Here’s when you should not tap home equity Soaring real estate values mean many homeowners are awash in equity — the difference between what they owe and what their homes are worth. The average-priced home is up 42% since the...
ARE YOU COACHABLE?
Several years ago my oldest daughter, Mattison, and I made the trek down to Liberty, North Carolina for her to have a day of skeet shooting instruction from Craig Kirkman. For those of you who do not know Craig , he is an 11 time world skeet shooting champion and...
It’s OK to Be Bearish But It’s Not OK to Stay Bearish
I’m not afraid to wade into The Compound YouTube comments on occasion. Sure, sometimes people on the internet can be mean but once you get over a handful of those comments it’s good to hear some feedback, pushback, further research, jokes, questions and...
James River Advisors investing in our children’s future.
Read about how Charles is making a difference. It was a sultry Sunday afternoon in July of 2021 and a handful of parents were gathered after an AIM trap event at Arrowhead Gun Club located in Lunenburg County, Virginia. The conversation was about the possibility of...
Retirement Backup Plan:
Why You Should Always Have One and How To Make One Many moments in our lives require some form of a financial plan B. This is the plan we turn to in the event our first choice doesn’t work out or we need some backup for additional security. For example, if someone...
Charity Tournament
Last weekend James River Advisors, Tim Bourne, and our Cambridge partners at TAG Network, Participated in the Annual “North-South Ryder Cup Invitational for Charity” at Keswick Resort. Through personal donations and auction proceeds, the 24 participants were able to...
1 in 4 adults in the U.S. lives with a disability.
Having a financial plan to address care is critical KEY POINTS About 61 million adults in the U.S., or 1 in 4, live with a disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new study by Fidelity found more than half of caregivers of loved...
A Safe High Yield
Written by Coleman Showalter Imagine being able to generate just under 10% return on an investment backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government. Many people have never heard of a particular type of bond, known as a Series I Savings Bond, which...
Inflation drives long-term care costs even higher.
Here’s how planning ahead can help families afford it KEY POINTS High inflation will likely make the rising costs more difficult for many families to afford already expensive long-term care for ailing or elderly relatives. On average, long-term care costs $50,000 a...
Just Starting Out? Learn From Our Mistakes
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3 reasons you should avoid borrowing against your home right now
Housing prices can go down as well as up: Here’s when you should not tap home equity Do you have enough saved for retirement? You may need that home equity later. Soaring real estate values mean many homeowners are awash in equity — the difference between what they...
It’s OK to Be Bearish But It’s Not OK to Stay Bearish
I’m not afraid to wade into The Compound YouTube comments on occasion. Sure, sometimes people on the internet can be mean but once you get over a handful of those comments it’s good to hear some feedback, pushback, further research, jokes, questions and thoughts from...