Posts Tagged ‘finance’
Attract Top Talent With Superior Benefits – Employee Financial Wellness
As an employer, it’s easy to dismiss your employee’s financial wellness as a personal matter. If it affects business, however, then it becomes your business. An annual PwC Employee Financial Wellness Survey found that 35% of employees are distracted at work due to financial matters. Additionally, a study by Fidelity Investments found that employees with high debt…
Read MoreIn the Community: Networking with NextSCV
Calling all young professionals! NextSCV, the SCV Chamber of Commerce young professionals council, came back with an in-person event that featured team trivia, local brews, and a seriously good time. On June 23, Vance Wealth team members Jerrod Ferguson and Tara White co-chaired a sold-out NextSCV Trivia Night alongside co-chair Chris Page from The City of…
Read More2021 Q2 Investment Update
We’ve officially surpassed the 1-Year Anniversary of this pandemic. I do not think any of us realized it would go on for this long, considering what we were told in the beginning. When we look back over the past year, I feel like in general it flew by because we did not really do much…
Read More4 Keys to a Strong Financial Foundation for business owners
At Vance Wealth, we believe financial planning should empower you to achieve what matters most. Our thoughtful process is designed to help you stay the course when things are working, and embrace change when it’s needed to forge a path to something greater. For business owners, this includes a financial plan for your company…
Read MoreDaily Steps To Long Term Success – The Importance of Operational Efficiency for Business Owners
If a financial plan is a company’s roadmap to success, then its operations are the daily steps to achieve that success. That’s why it’s so important to have a financial planning team that not only understands your goals, but also offers the tools and advice to help you put them in motion. After all, your…
Read MoreLooking Back To Grow Forward
After a year like 2020, it might be tempting to jump straight into 2021 and never look back. Last year, we all experienced massive disruption and change to our personal and professional lives, and everyone is eager to return to some sense of normalcy. But moving forward without a clear picture of 2020’s impact on…
Read MoreWith the Election Looming, Have the Results Mattered Historically for Markets?
It has been argued that the upcoming election on November 3rd between Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and the incumbent Republican president Donald Trump, is the most important election in history. I am not here to argue that; I believe every election is important. But, while important, has it really mattered who won (Democrat or…
Read MoreCoronavirus aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020
$2.5 trillion stimulus package passed on March 27, 2020, aimed at providing some financial relief to small businesses and their employees amid the coronavirus pandemic. How does this affect retirees? Temporary waiver of Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) rules Participants who have or are required to take a minimum distribution in 2020 based on the value…
Read MoreKeeping Calm – Even in Crisis
So much of what we aspire to in financial planning is simply freedom – freedom of your time, freedom to pursue opportunity, freedom to achieve purpose. When it allows you to live the life you’ve always imagined, working toward financial independence is a very empowering experience. But the recent global pandemic has challenged our notion…
Read More2019 Mid – Year Investment Update
Greetings, Even though accounts are positive year-to-date after a swift recovery from the Q4 2018 volatility, most people do not realize that the S&P 500 has been essentially flat since the market peaked back on January 26, 2018 (S&P 500: 2,872) over 18 months ago. The S&P 500 closed August 12th at 2,883, only +0.38%…
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