ADAM J. FINCH, CFP^® & MICHAEL D. RAUTIOLA, CFP^® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professionals

Planning Points

OUR THOUGHTS:

WHY ARE OIL & GAS PRICES SO HIGH? When will they come down?  What's keeping them up? What is going on?  Before 2002, oil prices usually hovered around $20 a barrel.  By early 2006, they were above $60 a barrel.¹ They were...

ADAM J. FINCH, CFP^® & MICHAEL D. RAUTIOLA, CFP^® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professionals

Planning Points

OUR THOUGHTS:

Stock market volatility seems to have become commonplace beginning with the 4^th quarter of 2007 and may continue for a bit longer in 2008.  Our economy has been facing many issues, between the credit problems in the housing market, higher...

ADAM J. FINCH, CFP^® & MICHAEL D. RAUTIOLA, CFP^® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professionals

Planning Points

OUR THOUGHTS:

Due to the recent stock market volatility, we thought it would be helpful to touch on some key investment principles.   First of all, we've had four + straight years of positive returns in the market.  Corrections that we've recently experienced are...