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Jan 20 2017
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Occam’s Razor: Understanding Bond Returns

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Occam's Razor | No Comments

WHAT IS OCCAM’S RAZOR? Occam’s Razor is a principle attributed to William Occam, a 14th century philosopher. He stressed that explanations must not be multiplied beyond what is necessary. Thus, Occam’s Razor…

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Nov 11 2016
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What Does a Trump Presidency Mean for Your Portfolio?

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Financial Planning, Market Timing | No Comments

Now that the election is over, people are trying to sort out where to go from here. Donald Trump was not expected to win, and this has caused massive uncertainty…

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Nov 04 2016
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Snapchat’s Going Public – Should You Buy?

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Financial Planning, McLean Client Experience | No Comments

Few things are more thrilling for investors than finding out a highly successful company is about to hold an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Simple rumors seem to push them into…

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Oct 28 2016
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Review: Your retirement won’t be a dream if you don’t get real

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Financial Planning, Healthy Aging | No Comments

It’s time for your regularly scheduled reminder that the vast majority of Americans are not going to be ready for retirement. I don’t mean they’re not adequately preparing. Most people just…

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Oct 07 2016
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Review:  How to Defuse the Tax Bomb in Your Retirement Plans

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Financial Planning, Weekly Review, Tax Planning | No Comments

Taxes are no fun. Everyone has that accountant friend who really likes the intricacies of the tax code (ok, maybe that’s just us…), but most people want to avoid taxes as…

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Oct 03 2016
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Are Structured CDs Too Good To Be True?

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Financial Planning, Market Basics | No Comments

Most people know what Certificates of Deposit (CDs) are. You buy one for a number of years, then at the end, the bank gives you your money back plus a…

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Sep 23 2016
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What Does Medicare Cover? (And Other Frequently Asked Medicare Questions)

By Rob Cordeau | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Financial Planning, Healthy Aging | No Comments

We get a lot of questions from clients and non-clients about what Medicare is and what it covers. Here are our answers to the Medicare questions we get the most. …

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Sep 19 2016
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The Problems With Hedge Funds

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Active vs. Passive, Market Basics, Market Timing | No Comments

To a lot of people, hedge funds seem like the VIP room of investing. They are the high flying stars of the investment world, and they can easily get the…

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Sep 15 2016
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Searching for the Global Connection Between GDP Growth & Market Returns

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Active vs. Passive, Market Basics | No Comments

We recently looked at the effects of GDP growth on the US stock market, but I want to dive a little deeper. We didn’t see any real relationship between GDP…

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Sep 01 2016
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Understanding the Value Premium

By Bob French | RR Transfer, Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Market Basics, McLean Client Experience | No Comments

Risk is a really tricky concept to get your hands around. We all kind of intuitively understand it—at least intellectually—but actually dealing with it can be tough. Unfortunately, dealing with…

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  • For Individuals
    • Retirement Income Distribution
    • Creating and Maintaining Your Portfolio
    • Wealth Management
  • For Employers
    • Overview
    • Business Owners
    • Simplify Your 401(k)
    • Risk Management
    • Working with McLean
    • Retirement Plan Process
  • About McLean
    • Our Process
    • Your Team
    • Giving Back
  • Blog
    • Investment Advice
    • Retirement Insights
    • Occam’s Razor