Real Life Heroes
Stewardship Capital served as a presenting sponsor at this morning’s Independence Chamber of Commerce First Responders Recognition & Awards Breakfast. Ron was honored to present the Community Service Award to the American Medical Response team of Independence for their dedication to the health of its’ vendors and attendees at the [...]
Happy Birthday Rainbow Center
Stewardship Capital was proud to sponsor the Rainbow Center’s 40th Birthday Celebration on Saturday night, April 1st at Arrowhead Stadium. The Rainbow Center is a non-profit organization providing services for individuals in the metro with special needs. Stewardship Capital employees and their guests enjoyed an evening of casino games, auctions [...]
Trouble In ZIRP Land?
Even at this point in the economic cycle after eight years of horribly slow growth and stock market recovery from 2008-09, my associate, Aaron Pickert, and I are still bullish. To commit a spoiler however, there are some conditions over which you readers who like to worry may safely do [...]
Where There’s a Will There’s a Way
After my column last week discussing the danger of student loan debt, I received a lot of feedback. The reactions ran the gambit from some who were in full agreement to others who felt I was causing unnecessary levels of fear and apprehension. However, the nearly universal sentiment from readers [...]
Bursting Your Bubble
As a former history teacher I am all too aware that history has a tendency to repeat itself. In fact, it was one of the things that fascinated me most about the subject. Amazingly, some of those same characteristics apply to the world of personal finance and the economy as [...]
Keep Eyes on George
In my older age, I have mellowed some in my perspective and expressed opinions about most areas of politics. If you think I exaggerate, you should have heard me in my younger years. The verbal rockets still being fired following the (legal or illegal) election of President Trump really are [...]
The Future of Your 401(k)
Recently a friend mentioned he was considering cashing out his 401(k). On the outside I remained calm and quietly listened to his plans for the money, on the inside I was screaming NO! He explained that he was leaving his current job and because he didn’t have a large amount [...]
The Message of Valentine’s Day
Did you know that approximately $13 billion dollars is spent every year celebrating Valentine’s Day? That’s 180 million cards, 198 million roses, 58 million pounds of chocolate, and 36 million heart-shaped boxes. But, as anyone who has ever given a gift knows, the recipient’s heart-felt appreciation and mutual affection is [...]
Money Saving Ideas
None of us need to be reminded that a penny saved is a penny earned. My goal isn’t to tell you what you already know to be true in some elegant way that triggers you to change old habits. I’m no Tony Robbins, so I won’t pretend to be the [...]
January Barometer Redux
A few weeks ago, I described the stock market January Effect test as an indicator of the probable direction of indexes for the rest of 2017. Since one-twelfth of the year has zoomed by, let’s look to see what happened. By the way, the indicator is infinitely more accurate than [...]