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Eye of the Storm
Those of you have read and followed this blog for years know that I've been writing and speaking about for a very long, long time... The...

Stephen H Akin
Oct 3, 20193 min read
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Fintech, Embrace the future!
Caveat emptor is a Latin term that means "let the buyer beware." Similar to the phrase "sold as is," this term means that the buyer...

Stephen H Akin
Mar 8, 20191 min read
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2019 Financial Checkup
Four must do items for a healthy financial life in this new year! 1) Review your investment plan. The beginning of each year is an...

Stephen H Akin
Jan 19, 20191 min read
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Moving forward in 2019
The recent market activity has opened up some unique investment opportunities. I've been investing in financial markets since the early...

Stephen H Akin
Jan 1, 20191 min read
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Year-end tax tips to boost your refund
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Now, an individual will need total itemized deductions to exceed $12,000, the new standard deduction for...

Stephen H Akin
Dec 10, 20183 min read
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Registered Investment Advisor Vs Stockbroker
If you are like many people you may not be confident in making financial and investment decisions on your own. Enter the investment...

Stephen H Akin
Oct 22, 20182 min read
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Market per·spec·tive
NO WAY! TODAY IS NOT October 19, 1987. I was there, working for PaineWebber in the trenches, talking with Art Cashin on the floor of the...

Stephen H Akin
Oct 10, 20181 min read
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Expert: Take caution before choosing financial adviser
It’s one of the most significant decisions a person can make: Who can I trust to monitor my investments? A five-letter acronym known as...

Stephen H Akin
Oct 8, 20183 min read
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Changing Retirement Plan Rules
President Trump recently signed an executive order to make it easier for small employers to offer 401(k)s through multiple-employer plans...

Stephen H Akin
Sep 21, 20183 min read
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FLORENCE MAKES LANDFALL
Hurricane Florence Intermediate Advisory Number 60A...Corrected NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 800 AM EDT Fri Sep 14...

Stephen H Akin
Sep 14, 20184 min read
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Disruptive Price: Free
It was just the other day I wrote about Fidelity cutting fees. This morning JP Morgan another Wall Street Powerhouse followed. The trend...

Stephen H Akin
Aug 21, 20181 min read
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No more "Customers Man"
Registered Investment Advisor’s are independent and objective. We serve clients in a fiduciary capacity that is not presently possible...

Stephen H Akin
Aug 1, 20181 min read
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Fintech
Even at a European conference about fintech, one country dominated the conversation: China. This week, hundreds of fintech companies,...

Stephen H Akin
Jun 8, 20182 min read
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Financials Head To Congress!
As a Registered Investment Advisor I Offer Independent, Objective Advice. Bloomberg writes: Equifax Is Taking Over From Wells Fargo as...

Stephen H Akin
Oct 3, 20174 min read
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Advice in a Stormy Financial Sea
Some of Stephen Akin’s jargon stems from his days spent on waters. He grew up in Houston, Texas, boating and fishing, and became...

Stephen H Akin
Aug 25, 20173 min read
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Fee Only Financial Planner: What's the Difference?
September 23, 2016 Fee-only financial planners are registered investment advisors with a fiduciary responsibility to act in their...

Stephen H Akin
Aug 24, 20172 min read
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