We are so proud to announce that Nathan Mumford has completed the rigorous three year process of earning his Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation.   Nathan’s dedication and commitment to his craft earning this prestigious designation is truly commendable. The CFA designation is widely recognized as the gold standard for investment professionals globally, and it…

Good morning!  Many of you likely saw news over the weekend around the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).  This is a good example of when the media noise gets turned up loud and we must keep cool-headed in our assessment and response.  First and foremost, we want you to rest assured that we have…

“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” -Herbert Simon, Artificial Intelligence (AI) pioneer This quote was buried in an article I read last month related to the launch of ChatGPT, an AI-driven chatbot that has received its fair share of media attention.  For those of you curious about what it means for the…

Season’s Greetings!   It’s hard to believe that we are heading into the last couple of months of the year. We want to make you aware of a few year-end deadlines for 2022 so that we can help you accomplish any remaining financial goals in a timely manner. Looking ahead to 2023, we also highlighted some…

“We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                      -Eleanor Roosevelt I’m reading a book titled “From Strength to Strength”, a phrase/idea…

Fall Greetings!  Was great to see many of you last week for our open house.  Like we shared there, it was less about the new office and more of an excuse to get together as friends and introduce some of our new team members. On that front, wanted to take the opportunity to formally introduce…

Greetings!  We hope this finds you and yours doing well as we close out August and head into the Labor Day holiday weekend. First, we want to share the exciting news that Peter Jacobs has joined the Tschetter Group team!  Peter adds significant strength and depth to our investment management expertise, bringing his seasoned hand…

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…