Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group There is no shortage of guessing these days as to what our future may look like. Some guesses are rosy. Some are dark and cloudy. What we do…
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9 Rules That Encourage Successful Investment Strategies
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group No one has 100% certainty of where we are headed next, so having a framework to make decisions is far better than “investments-by-feeling.” Sometimes the current situation feels…
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Market Update: Impact of social distancing and sudden economic stops
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group This crisis is affecting us all. The good news is that nobody is hiding from this one. New statistics are coming off the press at a nearly unprecedented…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Fear is a powerful motivator. And this week we all came face to face with a bear. I was reminded this week of a camping trip in Lake…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Feelings about this topic can get extreme at times and there is no shortage of opinions out there. QQQ, the large ETF tracking the NASDAQ, has risen 65%…
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Market Commentary: US Stock Market Comes to Grips with Coronavirus
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group After quite a ride over the past two weeks, it seems as though stock markets in the US have come to grips with the nasty spread of the…
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Market Commentary: Why is the Coronavirus Impacting Equity Markets?
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Last week the markets dropped nearly ¾ of a percent due to fear rising from the coronavirus. Why would a virus impact equity markets? Some people might wonder…
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Market Commentary: Ringing in the New Year with the Longest Economic Expansion in U.S. History
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group Markets are not only celebrating a great 2019, an amazing start to 2020, but also a record breaking economic expansion, currently reaching into its 127th month. Additionally, the…
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SECURE Act Passes with Big Changes to the American Retirement System
After sitting in the Senate for months, the SECURE Act has finally been signed into law, bringing with it some of the biggest legislative reform to retirement savings in decades. Focused on creating positive changes in the American retirement…
Written by: Benjamin Bimson CIMA®, CMT® / CIO, BCJ Financial Group 2019 is closing with astounding speed. As we move into the final weeks of this year, many are turning towards spending time appreciating what 2019 has given to…