Hometown Financial Services

06/20/2022

For those who are wondering what a bear market really means, and how long have these lasted, much less taken time to recover. This is a great article full of information!

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 It finally happened. On Monday the S&P 500 Index moved into a bear market, finally closing 20% beneath the January 3 high. Here are 7 things to know about bear (and bull) markets: Since World War II seven bull markets have officially doubled.

01/22/2021

Its always good to know your budget, and sometimes it's equally nice to know you aren't alone. Recent studies have tabulated the cost of living in the 50 states, and here is a link to see where you stack up to your neighbors!

It's official: living in Colorado is crazy expensive.

01/15/2021

New Year, new opportunities, and new challenges. Its always a good time to do a self-check, or have your advisor assist.

There are fundamental steps you can take to get on-track with your financial plan.

08/25/2020

Everyone's kids are going back to a school routine!

Is it time to give yourself a look, as well?

Reach out to us, and we will send you a questionnaire, and create a financial snap shot, so you can plan on where you want to be!

04/21/2020

In times like these, everybody chips in... Meet the new administrative assistant/intern, Grace (aka. "Karen").

We're certain she has greatness ahead of her!

04/08/2020

Ok, lets have a little fun! If you have kids, or if you just like football, try this! Financialfootball.com lets you play solo or against someone else (and you get to learn in the process). Enjoy!

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04/08/2020

If you or a loved one have concern about what is going on in the market, what are the next steps, and what to look to in the future, we want to hear your questions.

When times are hard, part of our responsibility is to educate those in need, without any pressure to sell, and we take this as an honor to serve you.

We invite you to use our experience and knowledge to help you make the best choice for yourself. We look forward to speaking with you.

03/25/2020

For those friends and clients in Larimer County, Colorado, there is a stay-at-home order effective March 26th at 5pm. Unfortunately the Larimer.org web page is down, but we have procured a copy of the paper, and will email it to anyone who asks for it, as it cant be attached to a post.

03/17/2020

Good Morning Hometown Clients and Friends!

In light of developments in the country, we would like to offer you a chance to do a well-being check-in.

We want to hear about what you are doing if you are stuck at home, how your family is doing, and if you have questions about any aspect of your financial life that we can help make even a little easier on you.

Message or call us at 970-372-7816 to schedule a time to chat!

03/13/2020

Sometimes perspective is vastly needed. In one of the past times that the world was ending, someone asked author CS Lewis how he felt about it (at that time, nuclear bombs), and his poignant response was this:

"This is the first point to be made: and the first action to be taken is to pull ourselves together. If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things—praying, working, teaching, reading, listening to music, bathing the children, playing tennis, chatting to our friends over a pint and a game of darts—not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs. They may break our bodies (a microbe can do that) but they need not dominate our minds."

03/10/2020

Does the market have you in a stressful mindset? Have a peek at how the market has historically behaved (and for how long before recovery) when the stocks start feeling down in the dumps. For those that are curious, the average recovery time for market dips (there's been 26 of them since WW-2) has been four months. As has been our motto for quite some time, "This too shall pass".

In just 13 trading days, the S&P 500 Index pulled back nearly 19% from its recent all-time highs, making this the fastest such move in stock market history. We all know why this happened, as concerns over COVID-19 (coronavirus) and potential economic fallout continue to grip investors around the glo...

02/27/2020

Nothing lasts forever! Not the good, not the bad, and most definitely not a virus...

Here's some perspective on how often we've had a correction in the world of investments. Sir Templeton once said the most dangerous five words in investing are, "But this time it's different".