Posts by Blue Ridge Wealth

Published on March 2nd, 2021 The pandemic that started in 2020 accelerated a popular work trend that had not been widely embraced by employers before then: working from home (WFH).…

Published on February 23rd, 2021 The pandemic has become a new variable in deciding when to retire. Some near-retirees lost their jobs and decided to go ahead and turn in…

Published on February 16th, 2021 The last month of 2021 was filled with lots of new information — the new omicron variant of the coronavirus first hit U.S. shores, along…

Published on February 9th, 2021 It seems that millions of taxpayers still have not received their tax refunds from 2020 and even 2019.1 A major reason is due to the…

Published on February 2nd, 2021 “Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett   “You always pass failure on your way to success.” – Mickey Rooney   “Mistakes are…

Published on January 26th, 2021 Conglomerates are parent companies that own a number of large subsidiaries. They became popular back in the 1960s with corporations like ITT, LTV and GE,…

Published on January 19th, 2021 Inflation was already on the rise before we learned about the omicron variant. Now on top of supply-chain shortages and transportation disruptions, Federal Reserve Chairman…

Published on January 12th, 2021 The general outlook for equities is positive toward the end of the year and into 2022. Stocks performed relatively well through the autumn earnings season…

Published on January 5th, 2021 Not surprisingly, some of the most notable investors in America founded well-known investment companies. For example, John Templeton, whom in 1999 “Money” magazine called “arguably…

Published on December 29th, 2021 Across the board, we’re seeing the capitalist principles of supply and demand both drive and curb U.S. economic activity. As more people have emerged from…