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What happens to your cell phone if something happens to you?

Imagine losing your cellphone. In an instant, contact information for everyone you know is gone. Thousands of pictures and other important information are locked away in thin air. Multi-factor authentication no longer works on many of your important accounts because you don’t have the phone that can receive the text/email/pin.

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The Difference the Right Financial Advisor Can Make

You have likely been told at least once that you need a financial advisor. Perhaps you know it, but it isn’t getting prioritized over the other things on your to-do list.  Maybe you don’t fully understand how one can benefit you.  You could even think it is not worth the

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A crossword puzzle made of red and white cubes features the words "CAPITAL" horizontally and "GAIN" vertically intersecting at the letter "A." Below the puzzle, the phrase "FUND DISTRIBUTIONS" is displayed in red, bold, stylized text.

Capital Gains Fund Distributions Explained

  As typically occurs at year-end, some of the funds in your SYM portfolio are expected to pay capital gains distributions in December. Because such distributions may impact your 2023 tax planning, we’d like to offer some thoughts about the process. Because mutual funds do not pay taxes, they must

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What Does Increasing the Minimum Wage Do to the Economy?

  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­We recently asked SYM’s Chief Investment Officer Andy Popenfoose this question. This is a paraphrase of what he shared.  Catch his exact words in the video above. The Classic Set up of Two Curves Early labor economics curriculum teaches us about two curves, the supply of labor and the

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A smartphone wrapped in thick metal chains secured with a brass padlock, symbolizing restricted cell phone access or data protection. The phone is placed on a white background.

What happens to your cell phone if something happens to you?

Imagine losing your cellphone. In an instant, contact information for everyone you know is gone. Thousands of pictures and other important information are locked away in thin air. Multi-factor authentication no longer works on many of your important accounts because you don’t have the phone that can receive the text/email/pin.

Read More »
An icon of a video player with a green play button in the center, symbolizing an engaging investment plan. The player interface includes a progress bar at the bottom, with a circular control for navigating through the video. The image is set against a white background.

The Difference the Right Financial Advisor Can Make

You have likely been told at least once that you need a financial advisor. Perhaps you know it, but it isn’t getting prioritized over the other things on your to-do list.  Maybe you don’t fully understand how one can benefit you.  You could even think it is not worth the

Read More »
A crossword puzzle made of red and white cubes features the words "CAPITAL" horizontally and "GAIN" vertically intersecting at the letter "A." Below the puzzle, the phrase "FUND DISTRIBUTIONS" is displayed in red, bold, stylized text.

Capital Gains Fund Distributions Explained

  As typically occurs at year-end, some of the funds in your SYM portfolio are expected to pay capital gains distributions in December. Because such distributions may impact your 2023 tax planning, we’d like to offer some thoughts about the process. Because mutual funds do not pay taxes, they must

Read More »
Man in a word bubble with his hands together in. Captions reads "Andy's Insight" explanation

What Does Increasing the Minimum Wage Do to the Economy?

  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­We recently asked SYM’s Chief Investment Officer Andy Popenfoose this question. This is a paraphrase of what he shared.  Catch his exact words in the video above. The Classic Set up of Two Curves Early labor economics curriculum teaches us about two curves, the supply of labor and the

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