The Nixon penny. A product of the early 1970’s. I'm old enough to remember it. The incredible shrinking pocket book. Inflation was running wild. The cost of everything was going up. Gas, bread, housing, you name it. Are we returning to the 1970’s? It almost seems like...
John Hughes was mystified. He had been in the insurance industry for 30 years, but he had never seen anything quite like this. His prospective client owned nearly 30 separate life insurance products! All with different amounts and various features. The man was...
At CSH Investments, we believe that something as personal as financial planning deserves professional guidance that is just as personalized. Just one aspect of our personalized service approach is our passion for keeping our clients informed. CSH Investments sends...
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one." --Charles Mackay Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. That's a mouthful. And, actually, it's a...
The right front fender of the little red Pontiac Firebird was hanging down and grazing the curb. Obviously, it had seen better days. If I'd been thinking, I wouldn't have parked it right in front of the bank. Was this guy getting a car loan or about to rob the bank?...
People talk about price ALL the time. "This stock is selling for this..." or "I bought this stock at this and sold it at that." Stock price is just a nominal number, and by itself it tells us nothing. As an investor, you want to know: What are you getting in return...
There's plenty of advice out there for executors, but it generally comes from the perspective of estate planning attorneys. While they know a lot about the topic, there were some things from the perspective of a financial advisor that we wanted to dig into -- things...
"The Traditional 60-40 Investment Portfolio is Dead" This was a headline from a Bank of America report. They probably should have said, "Your investments are seriously exposed to major losses or drawdowns." Now, that would have gotten people's attention! They're...
Being a member of the investment team at CSH has exceeded my expectations. Of course, it doesn't always work out that way when you take a new job. Let me explain... In my prior life, my dream was to become a golf professional. For most, that evokes images of what you...
This is the tale of smart estate planning, good business succession, wise wealth management, and the importance of an advisor you can trust. It’s not often you get inside information on an American Icon. But sometimes you cross paths with people that leave an...