Financial Planning: Opportunity Among Crisis
At Central Trust Company, we use Monte Carlo Simulation to model a variety of outcomes— including all the events taking place this year.
Risk Tolerance: Choosing Between “Eating Well” or “Sleeping Well”
Investing is, and will always be, a balancing act between “eating well" and "sleeping well”.
Business Owner Survival Guide
When contemplating an outright business sale to an outside entity, the first or foundational level of planning should be contingency planning.
Business Retirement Plans: Are You On The Hook?
As a business owner or executive, you are most likely the fiduciary of your company’s retirement plan. As the plan’s fiduciary, you are responsible and liable for oversight of the plan’s administration, investments and fees.
The Central View Q3 2021
by Greg Berg, CFA, CAIA, MBA, Senior Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Global stock markets continued to appreciate during August, extending gains since March 2020, driven by low interest rates, the successful vaccine roll-out, and unprecedented stimulus. The…
Can a Trust Protect Your Child’s Inheritance?
A common estate plan might provide that upon your death, your assets will be distributed to your children. While that has the benefit of being simple, there can be risks.
The Central View Q1 2021
Join our investment team for a look at our insights into the markets and the economy for the first quarter of 2021.
Vaccines, Variants, and Vacations: The Future of Safe Travel
The changes and disruptions incurred in 2020 are well known and documented. But there is a new optimism, as roughly 80% of travelers have established plans during the next six months.
Talking to Children About Inheritance
You’ve worked hard to accumulate an estate that you hope to pass onto your children, but have you talked to them about it?
Uncertainty vs. Certainty of Death and Taxes
When uncertainty is all around, proactive steps you take help mitigate your personal financial risk and the uncertainties of life and the certainty of death and taxes.