We do not dismiss or take lightly how market periods like this feel when we’re in them.  In a word, terrible.  Even so, we are as confident as ever that optimism pays over the long run when it comes to investing. We’re in good company with this conviction.  Famed investor Warren Buffett, in his nearly…

Hello and Welcome to Summer (right on schedule for Seattle as our summer weather typically doesn’t turn up until after July 4th)! I recently returned from a beautiful trip over the first part of June to hike with my daughter for eight days through the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. My daughter graduated last month from…

Greetings and Happy Spring! For many of us, the renewal of spring signals that it’s time to get into spring cleaning mode – sweeping the dust out, rotating our wardrobes, decluttering our rooms. The goal is to tidy and freshen up your living space as the new season rolls in. I know for me, taking…

Though we believe our optimism about life & money is well grounded over the long run, we know our experience of growth in each doesn’t come neatly and in a straight line. And oh, how we wish sometimes we could just have the straight line!   Volatility and turbulence have returned to financial markets in recent…

Tschetter Group is proud to announce that our Associate Financial Planner, Pascale Dumesnil has passed the CFP® examination and will soon be applying for her CFP® certificate. The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification is largely considered the highest standard in financial planning. It is a rigorous process that requires each advisor candidate to satisfy educational and…

These last two years have been a lot to navigate and it’s made one thing we’ve long known crystal clear: we are not the heroes of the Tschetter Group story.   There are many hero stories we could tell from nearly fifty years in this business. And it’s true, many heroes are unsung. In time, and of…