You worked hard for your retirement. You saved, invested, and planned for decades. Now tariffs may potentially affect your fixed income in ways that warrant consideration.

Here's what to understand: tariffs aren't just economic policy—they're taxes on imported goods that can influence consumer prices. While you cannot control tariff policy, you may be able to consider various approaches to help manage their potential impact.

This guide explores how tariffs might affect retirees and presents five strategies that some retirees have found helpful to consider when managing potential cost increases.

World events that impacted this year.

"Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it." 
Winston Churchill

The Top 3 Questions to Ask.

Oftentimes when we meet with clients there are a few common questions or topics that tend to come up regularly - things that seem to be on the minds of many of our clients. Usually, it has to do with some event or circumstance that is relevant at the time. In 2022, that question has revolved around the idea of “should I change the level of risk in my investments considering what is happening in the market.”

Over several decades of working with people from all walks of life we have witnessed first hand that 

Learn the 3 R's

to help you prepare for market volatility.

It's impossible to predict when the market will drop or how far it will fall. With this in mind, investors should take steps to position their portfolios against potential risk during times of growth.

Every few weeks we compile a list of articles and books which we believe would be helpful to investors who want to make wise, informed decisions. All of these are relevant to current events  or the long-term financial planning methodology that we here at Creekmur Wealth practice with our clients every single day.

If you have any questions you can reach out to our team via email or by scheduling a call using the link below. With that in mind, lets dive in!

One of the biggest issues that new investors run into is developing an easy-to-repeat, long-term investing strategy. Below I'm going to discuss three steps you can use to help develop your investing strategy. By having a set strategy every investor is better prepared to weather the inevitable volatility of the market.

What 3 Steps Should You Follow When Investing?

Frothy, Bubbly, Foamy. . . and we're not talking about cappuccino!

Markets are going CRAZY - should I invest?

Cut through the noise with our Financial News Breakdown