Impact Fiduciary LLC

05/30/2026

Summer is just around the corner! 🌞

As we head into the summer months and the pace begins to shift, it feels like the perfect time to step back and focus on the big picture.

True financial planning isn't just about managing numbers—it’s about funding the life that brings you joy.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝗼𝘆?


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𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥.

05/30/2026

Summer is just around the corner! 🌞

As we head into the summer months and the pace begins to shift, it feels like the perfect time to step back and focus on the big picture.

True financial planning isn't just about managing numbers—it’s about funding the life that brings you joy.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝗼𝘆?


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𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥.

05/07/2026

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.

We’re hard at work on some new video content for Impact Fiduciary. Spent the day in the studio with Patrick Dinan, CFP®, CSRIC® , founder of Impact Fiduciary, and sound designer Christy Greenwood recording voice-over for an upcoming video series. Here’s a little sneak peek at our recording session.

Can’t wait to share the finished product with you all soon!

04/16/2026

𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤
Written by Patrick Dinan, CFP®, CSRIC®

When it comes to investing, there will always be winners and losers. Instead of trying to find the single needle in the haystack, we believe it is more effective to buy the entire haystack.
Our sustainable index funds provide exposure to roughly two thousand companies around the world. We cannot predict the next NVIDIA or Apple, but there is a good chance the next breakthrough company is already in the portfolio.

This diversification also helps during periods of disruption. For example, the technology software index recently fell more than 30 percent in just a few months due to fears around AI. At the same time other sectors of the market began outperforming as capital rotated elsewhere.
This is one reason why chasing whatever has worked most recently can backfire. If an investor simply bought the best performing sector over the past few years, they would likely have ended up with a very concentrated position in tech companies.

The same lesson applies to company stock. We regularly work with clients who have accumulated large positions in their employer’s stock. Even companies that appear nearly invincible can decline dramatically. We’ve just seen recent examples of “bulletproof” companies that have lost more than half their value in a relatively short period of time.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 → https://www.impactfiduciary.com/blog/2026/2/23/impact-market-update



𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥.

04/13/2026

💡 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆

Are you making the most of your compensation package—or leaving money on the table?

At Impact Fiduciary, we specialize in helping tech employees navigate stock options, RSUs, and complex benefits. Our goal: turn complexity into clarity so you can unlock the full value of your compensation.







𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑟: 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦. 𝑁𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑥 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒, 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠. 𝐼 𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑎 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑/𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝐷𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑.

04/01/2026

“𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?”

It’s a question we hear more often than you might think.
Life doesn’t always follow a perfect timeline. Careers evolve. Families come first. Priorities shift.
While starting early helps, what matters most is having a thoughtful plan from where you are today.

Clarity around your spending, savings, and long-term goals can make a meaningful difference, even later in the journey.

If you’ve been wondering whether it’s too late, it probably isn’t.
The right strategy can still move you forward.


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𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥.

03/24/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠
Written by Patrick Dinan, CFP®, CSRIC®

This was a sharp reversal from a trend that began last year, when international markets started outperforming domestic stocks. Last year the developed international index returned more than 31 percent, while the S&P 500 gained about 17 percent. Emerging markets did even better by gaining 33 percent for the year.

Part of the recent volatility in international markets is related to proximity to the conflict, but some of it also appears to be profit taking. International markets had been significantly outperforming U.S. markets this year. That is still true even with the recent pullback. As of this writing, international markets are still ahead of the S&P 500, which is now negative for the year.

When investors decide to reduce risk after a large run up, they often sell the areas that have appreciated the most in order to rebalance. Currency movements also play a major role. When the U.S. dollar strengthens, it tends to reduce the value of international assets priced in other currencies.
So what happens next?

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 → https://www.impactfiduciary.com/blog/2026/2/23/impact-market-update




𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥.

03/19/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Tax season is often viewed through the lens of stress and paperwork, but for the proactive investor, it’s one of the best times to review your overall strategy. From tax-loss harvesting to maximizing your 401(k) or IRA impact, the moves you make now can pay dividends for years to come.



𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥.

03/17/2026

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲
Written by Patrick Dinan, CFP®, CSRIC®

Markets do not like uncertainty. After the United States and Israel launched an offensive against Iran, market volatility has increased sharply.

Oil prices spiked higher because Iran has the ability to disrupt shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, which could block oil tankers from passing through one of the world’s most important energy routes. International markets were hit especially hard because many countries in Asia and Europe rely more heavily on oil shipped through the Gulf than the United States

We also saw the Volatility Index rise sharply, while a flight to safety into U.S. dollars pushed the dollar higher.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 → https://www.impactfiduciary.com/blog/2026/2/23/impact-market-update


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𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥.

03/10/2026

Impact Market Update | March 2026

After war with Iran broke out, oil prices jumped sharply as investors worried about potential disruptions to one of the world’s most critical energy routes. What does this mean for markets and for long term investors?