On September 21st, Apriem Advisors joined the more than 400 generous attendees of the Families Forward 35th Anniversary Gala held at Pasea Hotel in Huntington Beach. The Havana Nights-themed fundraiser raised nearly $600,000 to support the Families Forward’s mission to prevent and reduce homelessness in Orange County. The
On Thursday, September 12th, our Women of Wisdom attended an Investments 101 seminar hosted by members from our very own investment team: Ben Lau – Chief Investment Officer, and Alan Ahmatovic – Financial Analyst. During the presentation, Ben & Alan walked through the fundamentals of the broad asset classes (stocks, bonds,
Speaker: Michelle Stone, Outreach Coordinator HICAP Orange County On Thursday, August 22nd our Women of Wisdom enjoyed a catered lunch from Monkey House Café as they listened to Michelle Stone from HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program) present on Medicare benefits. Despite being around for 54 years, Medicare is still a formidable topic
My parents were both born on islands, surrounded by the ocean. My mother born in Japan and father born in Hawaii. My brother and I were born and raised on the island of Oahu. Our Hawaiian childhood experience was idyllic, and I am so grateful. My parents continued to raise us in Hawaii and
At our July WOW event, attendees had the opportunity to listen to Nadine Durbach discuss various myths of aging. Nadine was a very engaging speaker and had loads of pertinent information for us! Contrary to what you have probably heard before, Nadine shared research that demonstrates you may be at your prime after 65 .
Summer is accompanied by a lot of positive things. Warm nights spent on the patio eating barbeque with friends and family. No more mornings spent blasting the defroster and seat heater. Ice cream being acceptable at every meal. Here at Apriem Advisors, summer also means the addition of highly skilled interns to the office. Our
The Jessie Rees Foundation focuses on encouraging kids fighting cancer to Never Ever Give Up! On May 3rd, the Apriem Team went to the JoyJar® factory in Irvine, CA to stuff JoyJars® that will be sent to patients and hospitals around the world. These fun-filled, love-stuffed JoyJars® are free to patients and
WOW Event: Nourishing the Brain for Wisdom & Wellness Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 11:30 AM Speaker: Dr. Erica Oberg, ND MPH Integrative & Naturopathic Medicine On May 21st, we had 27 Women of Wisdom join us for a great afternoon which consisted of a delicious lunch followed by an informational talk focused on brain health.
On April 24th, four members of the Apriem team had the pleasure of attending the first ever “Wealth Management Symposium”, put on by the CFA Society of Orange County. The event was held at the exquisite Pacific Club and featured topics including the four phases of retirement, what it looks like to lead a
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”