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Advisor Commentary
Presidential Elections and the Markets
5 Traits of a Good Financial Advisor
Eric and Jordan discuss their top 5 traits that make a good financial advisor. This is a must watch video for anyone...
What’s In a Financial Plan?
In this video, Eric and Jordan discuss how BWM thinks about constructing a financial plan. We cover many relevant topics...
What Happened to SVB & Signature Bank?
Eric and Jordan discuss what is happening in the regional banking sector, how it might be affecting you, and what you can...
What do good financial advisors do to help you finish the year out strong?
Having a financial advisor is a great way to keep on the right track towards your financial goals. In this video, Eric and...
Largest COLA adjustment to Social Security in 40 years!
The Federal Government recently announced an 8.7% COLA adjustment on Social Security for 2023. That is the biggest...
Does Size Matter?
In our latest video, Eric and Jordan discuss the role that size plays in selecting equity positions. Specifically, we...
The CFA® Difference
Burkholder Wealth Management has a unique process for managing investments based on the Chartered Financial Analyst®...
Financial Planning the BWM Way
Along with a personalized approach through a CFA® background, Burkholder Wealth Management is also a Registered Investment...
BWM Investments: The Value Premium
In the second video in our series on Investment Philosophy, Eric and Jordan dig into the "Value Premium." Value investing...
What is happening to Crypto?
Eric and Jordan discuss the recent developments in the Crypto market and how this impacts your financial plan. This story...
How important is yield?
Yield is the income generated from a portfolio, either from interest or dividends. It is extremely popular among...
BWM Investment Philosophy Overview
In the first of a series of videos on investment philosophy and strategy, Eric and Jordan give a high-level overview of how...
Elections and Markets
The mid-term elections are one week away, and everyone wants to know: "How will the election affect my investments?!" In...
Inflation Reduction Act
President Biden recently signed into law the massive 750 billion dollar Inflation Reduction Act into law. But what does...
529 College Savings Plans
It is back to school time! In this video, Eric and Jordan discuss the popular 529 College Savings Plan. They discuss some...
What does “Financial Planning” Really Mean?
Every financial advisor talks about having a financial plan, but what does that really mean? And what should be included in...
Market Behavior and the Weather
Investors can focus on the daily rain clouds and sunshine the markets bring. Or they can think about the long term.
It’s VEST SEASON!
It is that time of year we refer to as vest season. No, not the sweater vest, although there are plenty of those days in...
Happiness Curve Explained
While some extremists advocate for reducing expenses across all living components, very few people are actually have the...
Navigating Open Enrollment
You may have been hearing the words “Open Enrollment” lately. You probably received an email from HR which mentioned it or...
Happy Labor Day – Learning How to Take a Day Off
We want to wish everyone a happy Labor Day weekend. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894. The purpose of the day was...
Autopilot Video
Eric Burkholder and Gabe West discuss the importance of making sure investments become automatic. Watch our latest video...
Autopilot
Occasionally, when I check my credit card expenses, I get a wide-eyed look from observing an expense I do not recognize....
Inflation Talk (video)
Recently, we have posted about inflation and its effects on investing and the importance of having a plan. Eric Burkholder...
Advance Child Tax Credit
With July 15th quickly approaching, many Americans have questions about how the Child Tax Credit payments will operate....
Inflation: It’s Back
For the last 20 years, inflation has been like the monster under your kid’s bed. We have consistently feared it, but every...
The Happiness Curve
Have you ever played the why game with a child? You know, where the child just keeps asking why, and it either ends with a...
Post Election: Where do we go from here?
“Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” – Wayne Gretzky This year’s election season was one for the...
Dr. Robinhood or How to Stop Worrying and Love the Plan
As a recent finance grad, and 20-something finance professional, I have plenty of interesting conversations with my peers...
COVID–19: New SBA Loans for Small Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended all aspects of life around the world, including the world of business here in the U.S....
Stimulus in the Economy
If you follow the news, particularly business news, you have most likely seen headlines about “flooding the market with...
Presidential Elections & Stock Market Returns: The Evidence is Overwhelming
As the US presidential election approaches many investors are trying to determine how the result will affect their...
Stick With the Plan Pt. 2
A little over two months ago we posted a video encouraging everyone to stick with your plan. A lot has happened since then....
Is Your Advisor “Swimming Naked”?
Warren Buffett famously said, “It’s only when the tide goes out that you know who’s been swimming naked.” He was referring...
Stick With The Plan
Please check out this short video published by BWM Founder and Senior Advisor, Eric Burkholder. He discusses the importance...
The Reason You Own Bonds
There is one headline you probably will not see today: Investment grade bonds are up over 4% so far in 2020. If you have...
Fear is Contagious
The world equity markets are currently experiencing steep losses due to concerns over the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak....
8 Highlights of the SECURE Act that May Affect You
As has become usual practice, Congress passed some meaningful tax legislation as it recessed for the holidays. In one of...