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Do I Need a Financial Planner?

2020-07-27T11:53:25-05:00By |News|

Wealth Advisor (Part 4 of 4) Jesse Niederbaumer, Managing Partner & Senior Wealth Advisor  As a firm, we strongly believe that everyone needs to work with someone like us. “Why do I need you?” you might ask. There are very few “one person shows” who achieve ultimate success. How can you be expected, with everything that you juggle in your normal life (kids, grandkids, work, church, volunteering, COVID-19, etc.) to stay on top of all financial topics from work benefits, taxes, investments, and everything in between? We are your partner. You are our partner. It is mutual. Think of

The Vantage Way

2024-08-13T07:57:51-05:00By |News|

Wealth Advisor (Part 3 of 4) Andy Meyer, Partner & Senior Wealth Advisor As fee-based Wealth Advisors, we consistently meet and talk with new people every day. Some interactions are simply surface level that start and end in the same sentence. Others are icebreakers that end up being the beginning of a long-term relationship. Meeting new people is an important part of our routine; it’s how we got started in this relationship business and it’s why we are one of the fastest growing Registered Investment Advisors in the Midwest. First and foremost, we have the best clients that not

What’s Your Financial Story?

2020-07-27T15:01:31-05:00By |News|

Wealth Advisor (Part 2 of 4) Jesse Niederbaumer, Managing Partner & Senior Wealth Advisor  Our role as wealth advisors is unique. No two meetings or clients are the same. I think people outside of our “Vantage world” perceive us as money/investment managers. While this is a part of what we do, it doesn’t fully capture the scope of our job. The roles I’ve played in the last 60 days include: mortgage broker, accountant, marriage counselor, college planner, banker, estate planner, real estate consultant, benefit coordinator, business consultant, financial concierge, charitable giving expert & yes, money manager. The truth is,

What’s Your Vision?

2020-07-27T15:05:13-05:00By |News|

Wealth Advisor (part 1 of 4) Andy Meyer, Partner and Senior Wealth Advisor  Wealth Advisor is what you will find at the end of my email signature block or on my LinkedIn page. What does it mean? What is it supposed to tell you about me and what I do? Depending on who you are and how much attention you pay to titles it might tell you everything you need to know while answering all your questions. Or it might be too vague and only confuse you wanting to ask a follow-up question. For this reason, I dislike having

Q & A with Chris Shuba, Founder & CEO of Helios Quantitative

2024-10-24T03:03:26-05:00By |News|

Q & A with Chris Schuba, Founder & CEO of Helios Quantitative Andy Meyer, Vantage Financial Partner & Wealth Advisor “Our economy was in a car accident. Now it’s time to figure out what the damage is going to be.” – Chris Schuba Fastest correction ever followed by one of the best months in the last 50 years. Andy & Chris talk about what might be next . . . Topics covered: - Helios’ take on where we were coming from regarding the US economy, recessionary risks and what Helios was seeing before February 19th? - Do you think

The Economy and the Stock Market are Not the Same Thing

2024-10-24T02:40:50-05:00By |News|

The Stock Market and the Economy are Not the Same Thing . . . Jesse Niederbaumer, Vantage Managing Partner & Advisor Imagine you are walking a dog in a park. You will walk in a straight line from Point A to Point B. The dog will zig and zag on his way from Point A to Point B. As I’m sure you guessed, the human represents the economy and the dog is the stock market. It’s only been 6 weeks since the COVID crisis started in the U.S. In that time, let’s look at what has happened in terms of

Giving Credit When Its Due

2020-04-17T12:57:47-05:00By |News|

Giving Credit When Its Due Andy Meyer, Vantage Financial Partner & Senior Advisor My opinion of a reasonable deal is one where both sides shake hands and agree, but each walk away with similar feelings of dissatisfaction. Sometimes it isn’t easy to put our pride aside and tell another person or group of people that they did a good job. Or thank them for handling a tough situation in the way that they did, even if it was part of their job description. It’s hard not to think about how something could have been better. The Monday morning quarterbacking

Tale of Two Bears

2020-04-07T09:59:07-05:00By |News|

Tale of Two Bears I read an article in the Wall Street Journal by Jason Zweig this past weekend that put many things into perspective. The article’s title, “How to Survive a Bear Market,” naturally caught my attention since we’ve encountered the fastest bear market in history. “A bear market is when a market experiences prolonged price declines. It typically describes a condition in which securities prices fall 20% or more from recent highs amid widespread pessimism and negative investor sentiment.” - Investopedia.com This chart shows just how quickly things have escalated. It only took 16 days to reach

Which Role Will You Play?

2020-04-03T13:02:03-05:00By |News|

“Change is the only thing constant in life.” - Heraclitus Another week (that felt like a month), is almost in the books. How are we all feeling about our current “new normal”? Stir crazy? Yep. Nervous? Yep. Disappointed that your Junior in high school doesn’t have one class where you can help him with his homework? That’s an ego-check for sure. Encouraged? How many of us during these last few weeks would use the word encouraged, hopeful or optimistic? It can be hard to be positive when we are all adjusting to our current situation. This is tough, no

3 Things to Do With Your Investments . . .

2020-03-27T13:06:22-05:00By |News|

3 Things to Do with Your Investments During Stock Market Volatility 1. Plan - Make sure you know what your financial plan is and what you need your investments to accomplish. For instance, do you have 20 years until retirement? Then you ride out the current volatility. Are you in retirement? You might need some changes to insure income in the short term. Developing a plan helps set your allocation and the risk you should take. Making emotional decisions on your financial picture, especially when there is so much uncertainty, is a tough game to win. 2. Strategize -

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