Understanding Alternative Assets
Offering other investment choices from stocks, bonds, and cash, today's alternatives are more accessible to investors. Understanding...
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W. Allen Wallace
- May 16
- 16 min
Bonds: Know What You Own
Focusing on interest rate risk and credit risk, we will describe how we utilize current rates, yields, and spreads to build a bond...
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Basepoint Wealth
- Apr 10
- 4 min
Women Investors Seek Goals, Not Just Gains
A 2023 study by Fidelity indicates over 80% of teenage girls would like more hands-on ways to learn about personal finance and investing....
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W. Allen Wallace
- Jan 3
- 6 min
How Gain/Loss Reporting Can Mislead
A note on fund distributions and how they impact your statement and your taxes. It is that time of year again when most mutual funds...
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Basepoint Wealth
- Jul 22, 2022
- 5 min
Inherited 401(K) Guide: What You Should Keep in Mind For Your Beneficiaries
A Basepoint Wealth advisor can help guide and consult on how your future 401(K) funds will benefit your beneficiaries the best. Most...
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Basepoint Wealth
- May 19, 2022
- 4 min
Changing Jobs: What Happens To Your 401(k)?
Thinking through your 401(k) rollover strategy should be part of the financial housekeeping you do when you join a new company....
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Basepoint Wealth
- Mar 14, 2022
- 4 min
Creating Flexible Income in Retirement: Roth Conversions
A Roth IRA conversion can be a very powerful tool for your retirement, potentially saving you considerable money in taxes over the long...
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W. Allen Wallace
- Feb 11, 2022
- 11 min
Commentary: Portfolio Construction
A look under the hood at our philosophy for portfolio construction, and an analysis of recent asset exposure decisions. “A good portfolio...
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Basepoint Wealth
- Feb 10, 2022
- 4 min
You've Maximized Your 401(K). Should You Invest After-Tax In An IRA?
As tax season approaches, thinking through all the available options open to you is just smart money. If you have contributed the maximum...
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Basepoint Wealth
- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
Webinar: Investment Outlook & Update - 11 Jan 2022
Insight from Basepoint Wealth Chief Investment Officer W. Allen Wallace, CFA on the current market and investment climate and how the...
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Basepoint Wealth
- Nov 23, 2021
- 5 min
Managing Investments Means Managing Your Emotions
Managing uncertainty and keeping emotions out of investing is easier said than done, but a common sense investment philosophy can help.
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Basepoint Wealth
- Nov 16, 2021
- 4 min
Spousal IRA: A Strategy for Tax-Advantaged Saving
Lack of an income doesn’t have to mean neglecting tax-advantaged retirement. A spousal IRA expands the retirement savings toolkit.
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Basepoint Wealth
- Nov 13, 2021
- 4 min
Asset Location: A Tax Lens on Retirement Investing
Asset location can be a complex strategy to implement. But the tax benefits it can provide far outweigh the complexity.
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W. Allen Wallace
- Oct 12, 2021
- 11 min
Commentary: The Siren's Song
There is nothing more maddening than watching things climb in price that we do not own. Investing is most dangerous when it looks easiest.
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Basepoint Wealth
- Oct 7, 2021
- 5 min
Navigating Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Investing in the company you work for can be part of a solid equity allocation. We break down what you need to know.
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W. Allen Wallace
- Sep 22, 2021
- 18 min
Commentary: Time
How does the measurement of time impact your progress toward success? We are told that average annual returns matter, but why?
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W. Allen Wallace
- May 3, 2021
- 14 min
Commentary: Know what you hold
The idea of "knowing what you own" seems like it ought to be a basic threshold for an investor to know about their portfolio.
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W. Allen Wallace
- Jan 28, 2021
- 14 min
Commentary: Manias, Panics and Crashes
Fear of missing out is the most dangerous emotion in investing. But if history is any guide, and usually it is, this time isn't different.
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W. Allen Wallace
- Oct 21, 2020
- 16 min
Commentary: What's Wrong with Average?
Our goal is to make decisions that are calculated and mathematical when it is useful, and to interject common sense when math won't do.
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W. Allen Wallace
- Jun 7, 2020
- 16 min
Commentary: What is Money?
Expecting securities representing claims on future income to act as stores of value in a system characterized by fluctuating interest ...
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