With the first quarter of 2021 behind us, the economy is in full-blown recovery mode. According to the Wall Street Journal, real (after inflation) GDP forecasts are for 6% growth by the end of the year. This would result in net growth of 2% over the past two years…during a pandemic!
Choosing the right advisor
As the saying goes, "When times are good, anyone can make money." In the tenth year of the bull market following the Great Recession, markets are at or near all-time highs, but recent volatility has some investors uncertain on where the markets will go from here. Many are re-evaluating their relationship with their financial advisor to ensure that they are in good hands.
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Read what Brightworth advisors and planners have to say about wisely managing your financial future.

Interest rates have been on the rise lately causing many investors to become increasingly nervous that the upward trend may have much further to go.

TORONTO and ATLANTA (March 15, 2021) – CI Financial Corp. (“CI”) (TSX: CIX; NYSE: CIXX), a diversified global asset and wealth management company, today announced an agreement to acquire Brightworth, LLC (“Brightworth”) of Atlanta, a registered investment advisor with approximately US$4.7 billion1 in assets.

Want to keep saving after the pandemic is over? Create new long-lasting money saving habits. Wealth advisor Bud Boland talks to Fox 5 Atlanta and shares the habits his family has adopted in the last year.

Lisa Brown is joined by wealth advisor Bud Boland for a concise 30-minute presentation for working professionals who want to know if their estate plan is in good shape.

Lisa Brown is joined by wealth advisors Tom Presley and Wesley Wood for a concise 30-minute presentation for anyone who has been granted stock options from their company.
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Research shows that 75 percent of business owners are unhappy within a year of selling their business. This is why understanding when to sell your businessis so consequential
An oft-forgotten area of focus in all this planning is one’s own health. Here are recommendations on how to take care of your own health and fitness as you prepare for the next phase of your life.
It’s amazing to me that a show can start off so strongly, with critical acclaim and a massive following and, at least in the opinion of many, finish so weakly. There is nothing worse than a bad ending. In real life you don’t want to be that way either.
Our clients often ask “How much do I need to save this year to be on track for retirement?” Obviously, there are a lot of variables that go into answering that question: retirement spending, assumed rate of return, pensions and Social Security to name a few. But perhaps the most important variable is the one that’s priceless: time. People with the most time on their side are those most likely to achieve their retirement goals. Those who save early end up way ahead of their procrastinating peers.