by Financial Professional, Inc | Apr 5, 2022 | Current Commentary
Exciting Times, Boring Strategy For better or worse, I think that anyone paying attention can agree that we live in exciting times. There are many positives in the world: technological innovation, encouraging employment numbers, positive long-term trends in global...
by Financial Professional, Inc | Jan 4, 2022 | Current Commentary
JUST A FEW THOUGHTS AS FRED RETIRES As Rita and I retire at the end of 2021, Rob asked me to write a Quarterly Commentary reflecting back on my career: I started my financial career at CIGNA Financial Services in 1985. I learned a great deal under CIGNA’s...
by Financial Professional, Inc | Oct 4, 2021 | Current Commentary
WHY IS IT SUDDENLY COSTING $40.00 (OR MORE) TO FILL UP WITH GAS? Since the beginning of 2021 inflation has been rising in the United States. Inflation occurs when prices of goods and services rise over time, eroding the value of our money. If you used to buy...
by Financial Professional, Inc | Jul 1, 2021 | Current Commentary
Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Coinbase, Litecoin, Dogecoin, etc. Bitcoin is by far the most well-known cryptocurrency. Bitcoin backers believe Bitcoin is the future. These believers keep buying Bitcoin regardless of the ups and downs of day-to-day valuations....
by Financial Professional, Inc | Apr 6, 2021 | Current Commentary
PANDEMIC LOCK-DOWNS MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT CHANGES It has been just over 12 months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the US. During that time, many states and major cities may have been changed forever. Let’s take New York City as an example. Since the pandemic hit in...
by Financial Professional, Inc | Jan 8, 2021 | Current Commentary
DON’T MAKE FINANCIAL DECISIONS OUT OF FEAR Financial Professionals Inc. was incorporated in 1994. During that time, we have faced a lot of situations that have created fear and uncertainty; Y2K, Terrorist Attacks on 9-11, the stock market crash in 2008, just to name a...
