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What drove markets higher in Q3?
The S&P 500 gained almost eight percent during the quarter and reached new all-time highs, with the Nasdaq and Dow also posting strong...
Lavina Nagar
Oct 91 min read


What the Fed Rate Cut Means for Investors
As was widely expected, the Fed cut policy rates by 0.25% at its September meeting, continuing the easing cycle that first began in 2024....
Lavina Nagar
Sep 204 min read


What the One Big Beautiful Bill Means for Us
Now that the storm has passed, we all can take a long breath and let the dust settle! After months of negotiations, a new tax and...
Lavina Nagar
Jul 76 min read


Reciprocal Tariffs and Us
On April 2,2025, President Trump announced new tariffs on nearly all major trading partners. These tariffs are “reciprocal” in that they...
Lavina Nagar
Apr 33 min read


Planning through Shifting Business and Market Cycles
Borrowing from the Serenity Prayer - the victorious man in the day of crisis is the man who has the serenity to accept what he cannot...
Lavina Nagar
Mar 224 min read


31 days of 2025
I read somewhere that January is like Monday but for an entire month! It definitely felt like that in January of 2025. It has been a...
Lavina Nagar
Feb 42 min read


Walking Through The Fog
Some new years glide in gently, blurring the line between the old and the new. But not 2025 - financial markets have been volatile, and...
Lavina Nagar
Jan 153 min read


The Changing of the Guard
As we stand at the end of 2024 and look back, seems like 2024 has earned its spot in history. After a historic campaign, Mr. Trump won...
Lavina Nagar
Dec 5, 20243 min read


Déjà vu – patterns in life planning and trekking
It felt like déjà vu. Halfway across the world in a place that can be as different as possible from the Bay Area. And yet, the message...
Lavina Nagar
May 14, 20243 min read


2024 - Another year, another chance
Happy New Year! Or in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right”! Every year starts with...
Lavina Nagar
Jan 5, 20244 min read


Dodged the bullet on debt ceiling, now what?
After an extended standoff, the U.S. debt ceiling was raised on Saturday June 4, just before the revised June 5 “X-date,” or the day the...
Lavina Nagar
Jun 8, 20232 min read


Inflation - What's Fed got to do with it?
Few weeks ago, I asked my clients what is on their minds. I never anticipated the number of responses, and more than the number, how...
Lavina Nagar
Oct 6, 20224 min read


Making Sense - Inflation and Recession
There is a lot of noise out there. And it is creating an overload of stress. Intent of this blog is not to add to the noise. Rather, I am...
Lavina Nagar
Jul 31, 20223 min read


Rip Van Winkle reversed - Tax changes for individuals in revised economic package
In our recent meetings with clients, we have been talking a lot about the potential tax changes that Congress might be sending our way....
Lavina Nagar
Oct 29, 20211 min read


Inflation - Transitory or Here-to-Stay?
Forty years is a long time. This is more than one generation. It is odd to realize that a very fundamental economic concept is merely a...
Lavina Nagar
Jul 14, 20213 min read


Wealth's Health
Spring is almost here. And there is a perceptible positivity in the air. To say 2020 was a challenging year would be a gross...
Lavina Nagar
Mar 4, 20212 min read


Proposition 19 - Part-3: Moving or Downsizing in Retirement?
In Part-1 and Part-2, I had focused on properties passed from parents to children. This blog focuses on a different aspect of Proposition...
Lavina Nagar
Feb 4, 20212 min read


Proposition 19 - Part-2: Investment Properties
As I mentioned in my previous blog, Proposition 19 is a bit complex and therefore I decided to cover its different aspects over multiple...
Lavina Nagar
Jan 30, 20212 min read


And here comes Proposition 19 - Part-1: Primary Home
Riding on the ballot for one of the most momentous elections of the country, and winning by a slim margin of 2.2%, Proposition 19 is here...
Lavina Nagar
Jan 28, 20213 min read


Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
I hope you are keeping yourself, your loved ones, and your community safe from Coronavirus. We are in uncharted territory, but it is also...
Lavina Nagar, CFP®
Apr 1, 20202 min read
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