By Jackson Keenan, CFP®, Director of Financial Planning Parents saving for their children’s college tuition and expenses becomes increasingly essential as college costs continue to rise. At MONTAG, our clients are high-income earners, which makes their funding options unique. In … Read More
By Helen Donahue, CFA, Portfolio Manager In the investment world, a diversified portfolio is one of the central tenets for success, with asset allocation being one of the most important determinants of portfolio returns. While equities typically provide … Read More
By Ned MONTAG, CEO Many activities in the natural world are strongly influenced by cycles, primarily the 24-hour and 365-day intervals. Pick a date well into the future, ask a naturalist to predict the behavior of the plants and animals … Read More
By JACKSON KEENAN, CFP® While most Americans’ tax deadline will be Monday, April 15, 2024, at MONTAG, I recommend that our high-net-worth clients consider Sunday, December 31, 2023, as their deadline. In today’s blog, I will discuss tax planning strategies … Read More
Our firm’s latest take on markets, investing, current events, and more. Enjoy! MONTAG Viewpoints, Q3 2023
By CHRIS GUINTHER, SENIOR INVESTMENT STRATEGIST & PORTFOLIO MANAGER Through September 30th, the returns for the various indices are as follows: As the market returns did weaken for the quarter, the major indices are still on the positive side for … Read More
by KENT SHAW, CFA There has been lots of chirping in the financial press in recent weeks about positive investor sentiment in the market being an indicator of bad things ahead. Let’s take a look at this idea with some … Read More
When thinking about investing, we often think about sector allocation, security selection, growth vs. value and such. But there is an important over-arching question that many believe to be the most determinant factor in ultimate results… that factor is … Read More
by CHRISTINE R. QUILLIAN, CFA, CFP® Finance 101 teaches us that higher interest rates (borrowing costs) should result in lower stock prices. Loftier yields are viewed as a double headwind for stocks: first, higher financing costs hurt earnings by … Read More
What began as a husband-and-wife team grew larger over the first 15 years. Tony and Jackie Montag began to realize they could use more help, on the investment side, marketing initiatives, and general day-to-day management. It was around that … Read More