By Chris Whitaker, CFP® The year is 1948. Your friend Roger, who is wearing a plaid sport shirt tucked in near his belly button, excitedly tells you that the BBQ place on West 14th Street has now re-opened as a burger place called “McDonalds.” You park your Chevy Fleetmaster, and walk up to a
By Jennifer Olson, CFA, CFP Senior Financial Analyst The Apriem Advisors team attended the Schwab IMPACT 2017 conference last week in Chicago and got to see some of the world’s greatest influencers in economics, politics, technology, philanthropy and entertainment. David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, spoke about U.S. politics, regulation, immigration and
For Apriem’s October WOW event we looked to our own Chief Investment Officer, Benjamin Lau and Senior Financial Analyst Jennifer N. Olson to tackle the topic of Women and Investing. Benjamin and Jennifer highlighted the unique strengths and skills women have as investors and savers and reviewed what tools are available to assist women in
Team Apriem prepared hundreds of art packs for kids in distress situations through Art 4 Kids, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to serving children through dozens of social services agencies and hospitals. Thank you to our team for serving to the highest degree professionally and personally and thank you to Art 4 Kids, Inc.
Money is an essential part of life, but the paradox is no one wants to talk about it. A study conducted by Wells Fargo revealed that personal finance (44%) was more difficult of a topic to discuss than death (38%), politics (35%), religion (32%), taxes (21%), and personal health (20%). One explanation for this
Picture personal finance as a game of chess. We are all forced to play the game, and the problem is most people only know how to move the pawns! Only when you have all of the pieces working in unison do you have a powerful, winning strategy. Our habits move our pieces on the
On March 25, 2017, Apriem Advisors JOYfully sponsored the Jessie Rees Foundation 6th Annual Gala: A Celebration of Courageous Smiles as part of our Apriem Cares initiative. Around 700 people attended the event and raised more than $300,000 to support hundreds of Courageous Kids fighting cancer and their families around the world. Apriem Advisors staff
Our March discussion for our Women of Wisdom (WOW) was on Insurance: Friend or Foe? We all take pride in caring for our families by protecting them from harm and providing for their needs. We are there every day for them whether it is taking them to doctor’s appointments or celebrating huge milestones with
Historically, floating-rate loans outperform the broad bond market in flat- and rising-rate environments. Given that the Fed raised rates in December and with more increases expected in 2017, floating rate bonds can benefit from it. Floating-rate loans, also called bank loans or leveraged loans, are below-investment grade corporate debts. They are called “floating rate”
True to our Latin-based namesake, Apriem (meaning: exceedingly, above all, to the highest degree), we strive to provide our clients with the highest degree of service while handling all facets of their finances, helping them reach the goal of financial security and freedom. This also includes our firm-wide commitment to honest, consistent, and ethical performance reporting