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Setting Client Expectations in a Volatile Investment Environment

By John Maher, CFA | July 6, 2018

As volatility becomes the norm and double-digit gains become an anomaly, it’s time to boost your contacts with your clients to keep them content.

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Why Advisors Should Keep Politics Out of Portfolios

By Jonathan Albano, CFP® | April 5, 2018

In Keeping Politics Out of the Portfolio, published on ThinkAdvisor.com, Jonathan Albano talks about the importance of taking a clients politically fueled emotions out of their investing strategy.

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Bitcoin Is Likely to Gain Widespread Acceptance

By John Maher, CFA | December 11, 2017

Bitcoin advanced more than 70% during the third quarter and nosedived 25% over four days in mid-November only to rebound astronomically in the days since.

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Bitcoin for Beginners: 3 Things to Know Before You Invest

By John Maher, CFA | November 24, 2017

Bitcoin has been luring some investors with potentially huge rewards—and scaring others away with equally big risks.

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Cryptocurrencies & Bitcoin—Fad or Future?

By John Maher, CFA | September 19, 2017

Caveat Emptor may never have been a more fitting caution than for those looking to enter the cryptocurrency craze. 

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What to Tell Clients Feeling Market Anxiety

By John Maher, CFA | September 6, 2017

How to have a clear-eyed, sober conversation with investors who feel the bull market is long in the tooth.

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Help Your Clients Avoid Disastrous Mistakes When Filling in College Funding Gaps

By Jonathan Albano, CFP® | August 11, 2017

For parents sending their kids to college this year, the numbers are staggering: the average out-of-state tuition for a four-year public institution is nearly $25,000.

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Investment Experts On Debt Ceiling: Don’t Panic

By John Maher, CFA | July 29, 2011

With much of the U.S. media focused on the showdown in Washington over the debt ceiling, Central Massachusetts financial advisors are getting their share of calls from concerned investors. Their message: Don’t get too worried.