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
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
“Culture” is a word that is heard often by those reflecting on MONTAG Wealth Management’s past 40 years. An academic definition of culture refers to “the set of behavioral and procedural norms that can be observed within a company.” … Read More
by Jackson Keenan, CFP® Many of MONTAG’s clients have too much income to benefit from saving into a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA. Luckily there are methods available to save, reduce your taxes, and plan for medical expenses all … Read More
by Ned Montag, CEO Mark Twain has many great quotes. Among them is: “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” Twain knew that mathematically accurate numbers could give false impressions, either on their own or by a clever soul … Read More