Is Trump Trumping Trump?

Market Alert August 21^st, 2017: Is Trump Trumping Trump?

• The market took a tumble last week on fears that the Trump agenda may devolve into political wrangling.
• Always be aware that the stock market is like a pet tiger in your living room. You must never take for granted that it is tame.
• There is support for current market valuations given earnings reports for the second quarter.
• We continue to stand by our fearless forecast of Dow 22,250, but it will be a battle to get there.
• The market took a tumble last week on fears that the Trump agenda may devolve into political wrangling.

Finding the Magic Number

Grow: Complete These 4 Tasks Now, Save Time and Money Later

"You want to catch something early on, rather than find yourself with a bad credit rating,” - Ken Moraif

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August 19th, 2017

Building a Firm that Will Last 100 Years: Ethics and Core Values

The North Central Texas Better Business Bureau (BBB) recently announced that Money Matters is a finalist for the Torch Award for Ethics*. Applying for the award end up being a reward of its own kind, because writing answers to essay questions about ethics forced me to really think about the way we handle ethics at Money Matters. I believe that being ethical is primary. It's the most important thing about doing business, especially in the financial services industry, where we manage people’s life savings. I also believe that our ethics make us stand out in the field. I've always told my daughters that if you tell people what you are going to do, and you do it the way you said you would, you do it on time, and you do it at the price you quoted, people will beat a path to your door.