The Architects
This blog is written by Gary Brooks, CFP, Allyn Hughes, CFP, and Nancy Jones, CFP, the partners of Brooks, Hughes & Jones.
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
College Tuition Continues to Climb
The College Board released 2009/2010 college cost figures in its annual Trends in College Pricing report. Here are the highlights: Four-year public colleges (in-state students): • Tuition and fees increased an average of 6.5% to $7,020 • Room and board … Continue reading
Posted in Financial planning tips
Tagged college, inflation, investments, savings, tuition
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Stocks or Bonds for the Long Run?
With the S&P 500 having posted a 60+% gain between March 9 and October 19, many people have begun to wonder whether stocks will continue to be a better bet than bonds when this rapid rally slows. Many sectors of … Continue reading
Posted in Investment insight
Tagged bonds, investments, markets, performance, returns, stocks
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Will Economic Stimulus Ultimately Hurt?
Recently we’ve been thinking about the dramatic changes that the U.S. government has gone through to keep us out of a depression. In the past year, the U.S. government has taken over much of our domestic banking and auto industries. … Continue reading
Posted in Investment insight
Tagged dollar, economy, financial planning, inflation, interest rates, investments, stimulus, taxes
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How much has your portfolio recovered?
Interesting chart here from John Hancock mutual funds, using data from Ibbotson. Global markets rallied strongly from March through September already erasing steep declines in some portions of the market. Other areas may require a lot more time to get … Continue reading
Posted in Investment insight
Tagged bear market, bull market, diversification, gains, investments, losses, recovery, returns
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$16 billion in unredeemed savings bonds
Would you like to go on a treasure hunt for long-forgotten money? The U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Public Debt reports that more than $16 billion worth of matured savings bonds have not been redeemed. If you have Series E savings bonds, … Continue reading
News Tribune column – GET program
Gary’s latest monthly column in the Tacoma News Tribune: Tuition program gets more attractive with longer terms Washington state’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program can be a good college funding vehicle in many cases but there are less-known aspects of the … Continue reading
Posted in BH&J in the news
Tagged college, gary brooks, GET, inflation, Investment insight, News Tribune, prepaid tuition, savings, Washington
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