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<title><![CDATA[ Happy Thanksgiving! ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[   As we enter the holiday season, we wish you peace and time for reflection.The past year felt like a whirlwind—but what else is new? A million things are v ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Three Key Investment Strategies: Strategy #3: Controlling Costs ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three Key Investment Strategies: Strategy #3: Controlling CostsIn the first two installments of our three-part “hidden in plain sight” investment strategy ser ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Three Key Investment Strategies: Strategy #2: Manage Market Risks ]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Three Hidden Investment Strategies: Strategy #1: Be There ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Risk and Investing ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ What Does It Take to Embrace Risk in Investing? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Risk and Investing ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R Giles, CFP®, EA ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Volatility: Magnitude vs Percentage ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/volatility-magnitude-vs-percentage</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What We Talk About When We Talk About Volatility: Magnitude vs Percentage ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R Giles, CFP®, EA  ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:37:33 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Why doesn&#039;t my portfolio match the S&amp;P, DOW or NASDAQ—What Gives? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/why-doesn-t-my-portfolio-match-the-s-p-dow-or-nasdaq-what-gives</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Why doesn&#039;t my portfolio match the S&amp;P, DOW, or NASDAQ—What Gives? When evaluating whether or not your portfolio matches the performance of, for example, on ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Back to the Investment Basics Part 5 of 5: Patience and Personal Persistence ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ So far, in our investment basics series, we’ve explored the history of investing; how important it is to save (so you have money to invest); how to invest ef ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Back to the Investment BasicsPart 4 of 5: The Price You Pay Matters ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/back-to-the-investment-basics-part-4-of-5-the-price-you-pay-matters</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In our last piece, we described our marvelous markets, [https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/back-to-the-investment-basics-part-3-of-5-our-marvelous-mar ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Back to the Investment BasicsPart 3 of 5: Our Marvelous Markets ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/back-to-the-investment-basics-part-3-of-5-our-marvelous-markets</link>
<description><![CDATA[   In our last piece, we introduced the importance of saving, [https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/back-to-the-investment-basics-part-2-of-5-first-save- ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Back to the Investment Basics Part 2 of 5: First Save, Then Invest! ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/back-to-the-investment-basics-part-2-of-5-first-save-then-invest</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Insights ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Back to the Investment Basics: Part 1 of 5: Remembering Summers Past! ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ INSIGHTS ]]></description>
<category><![CDATA[ Wealth Management Planning ]]></category>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Market-Timing, Don&#039;t Get Caught! ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ INSIGHTS Market-Timing, Don&#039;t Get Caught!Even though we know it was just dumb luck, can we get a round of applause for seeming to forecast last month’s surp ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 19:02:31 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Investing in I Bonds:Making Lemonade Out of Inflationary Lemons ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Is rising inflation souring your financial plans? As we covered in our report, “Interest Rates, Inflation, and Investment Strategy,” protecting the bulk of y ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRP® ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Interest Rates, Inflation, and Investment Strategy Part 3: Investing in Uncertain Times ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Interest Rates, Inflation, and Investment StrategyPart 3: Investing in Uncertain Times ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 23:13:27 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Interest Rates, Inflation, and Investment Strategy Part 2: Understanding Inflation ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/interest-rates-inflation-and-investment-strategy-part-2-of-3-understanding-inflation</link>
<description><![CDATA[   Has rising inflation got you down? In our last piece, &quot;Understanding Interest Rates&quot; [https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/interest-rates-inflation-an ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Interest Rates, Inflation, and Investment Strategy Part 1: Understanding Interest Rates ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At its March 15–16 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its federal target funds rate by a quarter point. It was the ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Healing What Hurts:  The Essential Role of a Financial Therapist ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/healing-what-hurts-the-essential-role-of-a-financial-therapist</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Healing What Hurts: The Essential Role of a Financial Therapist ]]></description>
<category><![CDATA[ Miscellaneous ]]></category>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Our Take on Direct Indexing Part 2 of 2: Is It Worth It? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In our last piece, we introduced direct indexing: how it works, why it’s been receiving more media attention, and what potential tax and investment managemen ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Our Take on Direct Indexing – Part 1 of 2 ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/our-take-on-direct-indexing-part-1-of-2</link>
<description><![CDATA[ As if we didn’t already have enough investment strategies to choose from, a (sort of) new one has been receiving extra attention lately: direct indexing. If ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Tax Planning in Turbulent Times:An In-Depth Report ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/tax-planning-in-turbulent-times-an-in-depth-report</link>
<description><![CDATA[    Whether you’re saving, investing, spending, bequeathing, or receiving wealth, there’s scarcely a move you can make without considering how taxes might in ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Evidenced-Based Investing in Brief ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/evidenced-based-investing-in-brief</link>
<description><![CDATA[  How do you invest your money over the long-term? If you’ve read much of our work, you’ve probably noticed we embrace evidence-based investing. But what does ]]></description>
<category><![CDATA[ Wealth Management Planning ]]></category>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Are You Confused About Investment Costs?Part 2 of 2: Custodian/Brokerage Costs ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/are-you-confused-about-investment-costs-part-2-custodian-brokerage-costs</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In our last piece, we covered fund management costs. Next, let’s take a step back from the mutual funds, ETFs, or other holdings you decide to invest in. Wher ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Are You Confused About Investment Costs?Part 1 of 2: Fund Management Fees ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/are-you-confused-about-investment-costs-part-1-fund-management-fees</link>
<description><![CDATA[ What are your investments really costing you? If you’re not sure, you’re not alone. It’s not like you’re handed a menu of charges to choose from when it’s ti ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Tax Planning in Turbulent Times Part 3 of 3: Tax-Wise Financial Planning ]]></title>
<link>https://www.archstonewealth.com/blog/post/tax-planning-in-turbulent-times-part-3-tax-wise-financial-planning</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In our last two pieces, we covered some tools of the tax-planning trade, as well as how to deploy them for tax-efficient investing.But tax planning isn&#039;t jus ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cortney R. Giles, MBA, CFP®, EA, CRPC® ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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