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The Return of Risk
BY: Jim McElroy, SVP-Investments jmcelroy@argentfinancial.com Throughout 2017, as the S&P 500 powered to a 20% total return, volatility, as measured by the CBOE VIX index, remained mostly below 15 and seemed to be glued to a level of 10. The VIX price is...
The Morning View from West End: March 28, 2018
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, the final reading on GDP growth in the fourth quarter 2017 was 2.9%. This was higher than the previous reading of 2.5%, given slight...
How to approach legacy assets in your estate planning
By Mark Hartnett, president, Argent Family Wealth Services After a loved one passes away, surviving family members frequently find themselves squabbling not over money, but over personal items left behind. In many cases, the value of these so-called “legacy”...
Why did you do that? Understanding your financial decision making
BY: BYRON MOORE, CFP® posted March 19, 2018 Question: I have seen my own parents and some of my friends do some things financially and otherwise that just seem obviously dumb. Or at least shortsighted. The example I’m thinking of when they buy things with a credit...
Humble Confidence
BY: Kyle McDonald, Chief Executive Officer posted March 19, 2018 About five years ago, I figured out what sets our company apart. It was November 2013 and I was reading a blog post by TV sportscaster Samantha Ponder in which she talked about growing up, and what has...
The Morning View from West End: March 13, 2018
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in February and 2.2% on an annual basis. The core rate, which excludes food and energy costs, also...
The Morning View from West End: March 9, 2018
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager (615) 591-0611 mbartlett@argenttrust.com Announced this morning, the economy created 313,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1%. A key metric from last month’s...
Hiking and planning
Money Matters: March 2018 By Chuck Dudley Let's get outside y'all! The weather is about to turn from Winter to Spring, although there are a lot of positives about being outdoors in the Winter. As some may know, one of my off-duty passions is hiking and waterfall...
EVENT: Managing Fiduciary Risk & Liability in 401(k) & 403(b) Plans
How Argent is driving employee engagement to transform company culture
BY: BROOKS CAMPANY Director of Recruiting, Engagement & Culture At Argent, client satisfaction is a big measure of our success. But it’s not the only one. We know that having happy employees makes for a more motivated and — let’s be honest — pleasant workplace....