Serving as a Financial Advisor or Wealth Manager for an individual or family requires more than just knowledge and understanding of investment management. At Smith Anglin, we take our advisory role as a fiduciary very seriously and feel it is important to not only grow and preserve a client’s wealth but to do all we […]
Just when we thought we had our heads around cryptocurrency, the geniuses who cooked it up came out with some new twists. You don’t need to go anywhere near Bitcoin or Ethereum or Ripple to speculate about blockchains. There’s a whole host of other digital assets you can now make or lose a fortune on. […]
If you are at or approaching retirement age, today you live in a different reality than the one you were born into. When you came into this world, there was a fear that someday you could become burden to your own children, but it was only a remote possibility. Life expectancy was shorter, and thus […]
We’ve wanted to do this one for a long time – about a year. Where did that year go? What could possibly have been so important that talking about cool cars seemed like too idle a pursuit? It escapes us now. Anyway … It’s no exaggeration to describe America’s relationship with the automobile as a […]
You’ve heard it a thousand times: “Buy real estate. They’re not making it anymore.” And it is good advice even if it’s as hackneyed as that other line you’re likely to hear in the same exchange: “Location, location, location!” But what kind of real estate? The two broad classifications – commercial and residential – have […]
You’ve no doubt heard inspiring stories about people who ran huge companies and amassed great wealth during their working years but are remembered today for how much of it they gave away. From Andrew Carnegie to Bill Gates, it has been a common theme. Maybe you’re not in a position to have a concert hall […]
There’s a debate raging about the minimum wage. And, more often than not, this minimum wage debate is an internal one people are having inside their own brains. On the one hemisphere, it’s a great idea. The minimum wage hasn’t been increased in a decade and, although inflation has been low, it’s not zero, and […]
What is a fiduciary? If you have ever considered using a financial adviser, chances are you may have heard this term and wondered exactly what it means and why it’s important when choosing an investment adviser. Watch our short video to find out more about fiduciary obligations. A fiduciary is a person or organization that acts on […]
The package that Congress passed on December 21, 2020 – seems like only 50 years ago – is not technically a federal stimulus bill. It is an appropriations omnibus to fund the government for the coming year and, tucked between allocating money for public housing and making it a federal crime to give racehorses steroids […]
You’ve no doubt heard inspiring stories about people who ran huge companies and amassed great wealth during their working years but are remembered today for how much of it they gave away. From Andrew Carnegie to Bill Gates, it has been a common theme. Maybe you’re not in a position to have a concert hall […]
