Posts by Clint Gharib
Market Update: “What the Hell is Going On Out Here?”
Monday’s (August 5th) sell off had many iterating the legendary coach, Vince Lombardi’s words: “What the hell is going on out here?”. Traders worry spiked to fear that the situation with China could turn from a currency/trade war into a currency crisis (meaning Chinese panic pulling their money out of China) which would cause a…
Read MoreSummer Strategies To Get Financially Fit by Oxford Retirement Advisors Integrous Investing’s Wealth Manager, Clint Gharib
Summer Strategies To Get You Financially Fit by Clint Gharib, Wealth Manager & Accredited Investment Fiduciary – AIF® of Oxford Retirement Advisors Integrous Investing. Summer is when our thoughts turn to vacations, toes in the sand, watermelon and backyard barbecues. It’s also a time to take a few important steps that can pay big dividends…
Read MoreClint Gharib’s 8 Tips for Talking Finances with Your Adult Children
Clients of Oxford Retirement Advisors Integrous Investing have asked for helpful tips they can share with their adult children on managing finances, estate planning, and particularly, what they need to know as beneficiaries. I know these conversations can be difficult to initiate, both for parents and children. Here are 8 Tips for Talking Finances with…
Read MoreOxford Retirement Advisors Integrous Investing’s Tips For Keeping Your Financial Paperwork in Order!
Beyond the New Year’s Resolution: Keeping Your Financial Paperwork in Order, by Wealth Manager, Clint Gharib New Year’s resolutions can be great motivators, but any time of year is good to get your financial paperwork in order. Managing your important documents—whether electronic or on old-fashioned paper—can make your financial life easier. If this is the…
Read More2019 Smart Money Tips by Clint Gharib
2019 Smart Money Tips by Clint Gharib After a dramatic end to 2018, the economic outlook for 2019 is for continued volatility. Staying on track with a long-term investing strategy is key to continuing to work towards achieving your long-term goals. Another key is keeping the lines of communication open. Talking about money can be…
Read MoreOxford Retirement Advisors Integrous Investing Closing 2018 Market Update!
Thankfully the US stock markets were only open for a half-day of trading Dec 24th. Investors and traders alike were stuck in a frenzied sell driving the S&P 500 down to 2346. Had the bell not rung the frenzy would have driven the market even lower. Christmas day’s market closure seems to have given everyone a…
Read MoreNovember Financial Markets: Best Two Week Gain Since February!
November is a strange month. It starts off with earlier sunsets and gloomy days but builds up to Thanksgiving, the holiday season kick-off. Many people I talk to tell me they have mixed feelings about November. But, I think November can be the best month of the year, money-wise. It’s a great time to look back…
Read MoreOxford Retirement Advisors Integrous Investing Market Update – Fire Drill or the Real Thing?
UPDATE: November 2018 Following up on my last Market Update with all the market headlines and bombastic coverage of the sell-off, the S&P 500 currently is trading around 2650 which is almost the same level as when I wrote the Market Update October 30th. Remember emotions to investing are like what drinking is to driving:…
Read MoreClint Gharib Oxford Retirement Advisors Integrous Investing Market Update: Turkey Is Just A Garnish
Currently, the markets are in rally mode after selling off the past few days on fears of a Turkish spark that could light a global debt fire slowing Chinese growth. Turkey is less than 1% of the world’s GDP and their debt is too small to sink European banks by itself. Considering China has focused…
Read MoreOxford Market Update: US-China Trade War & The Corsican Brothers
In Oxford Retirement Advisors Integrous Investing’s Market Update (“Aaachoo” – April 6, 2018) I wrote, “Damn the tariffs, Earnings ahead… The risk to me is earnings disappointment. I think the fear of an all-out trade war is overblown; much like the concern about a possible Euro government default was in 2011. ” Earnings for the quarter…
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