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Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun discusses last week's Jackson Hole Fed Meeting, the myth that the Fed controls the economy, and current info on the economy, asset prices, and Core Capital Goods.

Financial attitudes are changing with America’s young adults. For decades, parents have taught their kids that part of proper planning included saving for retirement. Saving could be accomplished with investment accounts, individual retirement accounts or any one of a litany of employer-sponsored retirement plans, including the 401(k). But there’s...

Finances, just like your body, can be sick or healthy. Both are important to your life and you need to pay attention to both. So, how do you take the temperature of your finances? Here are 11 steps to complete your own financial checkup from our friends at The...

Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun describes the move in bonds last week, what it means, and how it's different than a similar move in the spring of 2021.

Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Noplann, there lived a group of people who thought they would live forever. They raised families. They had careers. But when it came to thinking about their demise, they just stuck their heads in the sand. To them, planning for their...

After 40 years, a new chapter is being written in the saga of high inflation. Some of us are old enough to remember the ugly story the last time in happened. But for millions of Americans, this is their first rodeo. As the price of everything has gone through...

Remember that sage financial warning, “It’s not how much you make. It’s how much you keep.” Truer words were never spoken when it comes to retirement income. And taxes, federal and state, are one of the biggest determinants in just how much retirees have to live on. Here are some...

Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun gives a refresher on nominal and real interest rates and what they're saying right now about the investor fear factor.

Alhambra's Bob Williams describes the difference between Common and Solemn Probate and the pros and cons of each.

Well, here’s a shocker—the cost of healthcare is getting more expensive all the time—much more. And with the highest inflation rate in forty years draining people’s purchasing power, more Americans are finding it harder to pay their medical bills too. It wasn’t much easier in 2021. The Kaiser Family...