By: Mark Weiskind Most investors, and certainly all our clients, know that market timing (i.e. trying to move in and out of the stock market based on a prediction of the future) is a bad idea.  I recently read an article with some data that really illustrates the risk: Over the last 92 [...]

By: Mark Weiskind The S&P 500 was up 5.7% in January, after a 20%+ year in 2017.  But instead of enjoying this pleasant surprise, everyone seemed to be wondering if things were going too well.  Market volatility is historically low.  When will it snap back?  The Fed is raising rates.  What if this [...]

By: Mark Weiskind Clients and Friends, It has been nearly 18 months since we recapitalized Fairway Wealth Management, buying out our outside shareholder and making the firm 100% employee-owned.  It’s been a positive stretch for our clients, with investment portfolios generally up nicely.  And it’s been a positive stretch here, as we’ve continued [...]

June 23, 2017 – Fairway Wealth Management LLC is pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year it has been named to the FT 300 list of registered investment advisers (RIAs). The list recognizes top independent RIA firms from across the U.S. For details, see www.ft.com/reports/300-top-investment-advisers This is the fourth annual FT 300 list, [...]

By: Mark Weiskind No matter your political leaning, you likely didn’t expect Donald Trump to win the election last week.  Most of the “experts” (the pollsters, the pundits, the media) sure didn’t see it coming, Hillary Clinton seemed a lock.  Nor did you likely expect the stock market would rally in the days [...]

By: Mark Weiskind I sit here on this early March 2015 day, a day where the Nasdaq briefly broke the 5,000 level for the first time since 2000. It brings me back to memories of conversations I had with clients and friends in the late 1990s, trying to convince them (usually unsuccessfully) that [...]