What the Market Needs Now
April 2, 2020
When I first examined the coronavirus and its potential impact on the markets in early March, I advised revisiting individual asset allocation to ensure that
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Bringing Your Family into the Conversation
April 11, 2019
At Northstar, our relationship isn’t just with your wealth, it’s with you and your whole family. We want to collaborate with you to ensure that
Sequencing of Return Risk: What Every Retiree Should Know
February 5, 2019
If you are going to retire and attempt to live off the returns from your investment portfolio, you should be familiar with something called “sequencing
How Much Can You Withdraw In Retirement?
November 27, 2018
To figure out how much you need for retirement, you need to know how much you can reasonably distribute from your retirement portfolio each year.
Are retail stocks worth the risk?
October 19, 2018
The recent bankruptcy filing by former retail giant Sears proves that the retail sector is continuing to experience a vast disruption. Struggling for years, Sears had closed
What the Yield Curve is Telling Us
July 24, 2018
There’s been a lot of talk lately about how watching the bond market can provide important clues about where the economy is heading. In particular,
Socially Responsible Investing
June 19, 2018
While Northstar does not have a Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) model, clients do occasionally express an interest in aligning their investing with their personal values. We are
The Importance of Dividend Growth
January 23, 2018
At Northstar, we talk often about the importance of owning companies that pay a dividend. In addition to paying a current dividend, we also want