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What Is A Personalized Financial Plan?
You should work with a personalized financial planner, not an impersonal investment manager.
Q&A: Dividend Payouts and My Monthly Statement
What’s the difference between Schwab’s “Ending Value” line and their “Ending Value with Accrued Income” line on my monthly statements?
#TBT Fourteen Ways to Avoid Paying Capital Gains
The capital gains tax is economically senseless. This 2014 post has fourteen of the loopholes the government’s gain tax unintentionally incentivizes.
By Age 35 You Really Should Have Saved Twice Your Salary
It was our article which first suggested this six year ago.
Marotta’s Tenets of Good Customer Service
We have four tenets of quality defining our customer service here at Marotta.
Radio: Psychological Manipulation of Helicopter Government
On June 5, 2018, David John Marotta and Megan Russell appeared on Radio 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show to remember June 5, 2013 and discuss our modern surveillance state.
Bond Basics
Bonds are like the iron rods put in the bottom of sailing ships. They don’t make the ship go faster, but they do keep the ship from capsizing in stormy weather.
Your Investment Manager’s Politics Matter (Where Markets Fail Series)
An investment manager who is “at times a soft socialist” like Voss will be more likely to engage in active management, market timing, and gambling on individual stocks.
All About Courtney Fraser, CFP®
We are very pleased to announce that Courtney Fraser is our newest CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional at Marotta Wealth Management!
Remembering June 5, 2013
On this day in 2013, Snowden revealed the U.S. government was actively pursuing the constant surveillance of everyone’s digital life.
Even Obamacare’s Pros Turned Out to be Cons
If these had been the original intentions of the legislation, we should have known that Obamacare would not be worth it.
Helicopter Government
At best, it is a crutch holding you up. At worst, it is a ball and chain holding you down.
#TBT Florence Mortlock
This 2006 article shares the personal story of David Marotta’s maternal grandmother who lived to age 99 1/2.
Language Matters: Best Interest vs. Suitability-Plus
Another free pass for the agents of brokers-dealers to dissembling under the guise of “Regulation Best Interest.”
Guide to Registered Investment Advisors in Charlottesville
We were surprised by our survey of the registered firms in the Charlottesville area.