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So you’ve started tracking your budget, congratulations! But now, you may be second-guessing a few of your category choices, or find yourself going over-budget each month. We’ve compiled a few ideas to try to help you get back on track….
When it comes to investment markets, determining “The Fairest of them All” depends not just on where you are investing, but also on the initial conditions. We’re going to look at two different time periods to get a sense of…
As we saw with our last post, residential construction is far and away the biggest economic problem for the US right now. So it only stands to reason that the economy isn’t likely to get back to full strength until…
This is a good look at some major components of the US economy over the last 16 years. There are a few insights that are particularly meaningful in understanding why overall job growth has continued to be disappointing. Two of…
Over the summer I wrote about the return on investment of a college education. While a college graduate on average earns $20k more per year than a non-graduate, a bachelor’s degree may not be the only way to achieve a…
Financial Symmetry recently expanded our Operations Department by adding Cameron Hendricks to our team as our new Data Specialist. Cameron joins the firm after participating in FSI’s financial planning internship program in the spring of 2010. He recently graduated from…
Recently we’ve been asked how we can be confident about investing when the world seems so uncertain. It’s because we’ve been through rough times before, which helps us understand that short term losses are not an indication of long term…
On Thursday, August 4th, the team at Financial Symmetry hosted The First Annual Client Appreciation Night. Dozens of clients enjoyed a night of burgers, beer and baseball as the Durham Bulls took on the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. Although the…
For the past several years, Financial Symmetry has sponsored and participated in the charity golf tournament, Golden on the Green. The tournament, which has been an annual event held at River Ridge Golf Course for the past 10 years, benefits…
The primary purpose of measuring risk capacity and applying it to an investment strategy is to prevent being forced to sell low. In other words, we want to prevent short term risk from harming your long term security. In operation, the…
