Keener Financial Planning is proud to be participating in the Dream Big Sammy Rabbit program on Kids and Money. To help with the program, Patty Priddy, CFP®, recently shared her some of her early experiences with money and her perspective on how to raise money-smart kids. She focuses on the … [Read more...]
2018 Market Recap
2018 was a challenging year for investors around the world. Nearly all asset classes except for cash and some bonds had negative returns for the year. It reinforced the importance of diversification and the need for a long-term investment strategy. You can see our full market review in the Keener … [Read more...]
How did small and value perform in 2018
At Keener Financial Planning, we use broad diversification as part of a long-term, low-cost investment strategy. We also find the long-term data on the performance benefits of over-weighting small and value companies compelling. Because these strategies affect investment performance, we like to … [Read more...]
Successful investing during turbulent times
As market volatility has continued over the past couple of months, it's been a rather harsh reminder of the ups and downs we must tolerate to be stock market investors. If you have 2 minutes, this short video from Dimensional Fund Advisors is worth a watch. It's a good reminder of the importance … [Read more...]
D Magazine Best Financial Planner and Top Wealth Managers 2017
We are honored to have made two of D Magazine's 2017 lists. Our firm was included on the Top Wealth Managers list, and I was honored as one of the Best Financial Planners. The Top Wealth Managers in Dallas list is compiled based on a series of criteria shared on D Magazine's website. One of the … [Read more...]
Why Corrections Are a Good Thing
It doesn’t seem like a positive when your portfolio drops in value. And it’s certainly not something that most of us would say we enjoy. However, there can be several benefits to stock market corrections. Remembering them can make enduring the drop less painful. Why #1: Corrections create an … [Read more...]
October 2017 Newsletter
Our October newsletter is now available to help with your personal financial planning. It includes an overview of the third quarter investment market performance, along with a review of Nobel Prize winning economist Richard Thaler's work. In addition, we have suggestions on how to respond to the … [Read more...]
Third Quarter Investment Market Review
The third quarter provided positive performance across all major stock and bond indices. Full details are in this 2017 Q3 Keener Financial Planning Quarterly Market Review. The report also includes the major financial headlines for the year and quarter, along with some principles to follow when … [Read more...]
April 2017 Financial Planning Newsletter
Our April financial planning newsletter is now available. It covers an update on the investment markets for first quarter, along with our perspective on current market valuations. In addition, we give you the most important retirement plan and tax limits for 2017 -- if you haven't already reviewed … [Read more...]
First Quarter Investment Market Review
The first quarter of 2017 started the year with positive returns across all major stock and bond investment asset classes except international bonds. Emerging markets stock was the super star with an 11.44% rate of return for the quarter as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. US stocks, … [Read more...]
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