by Travis Portwood | Oct 17, 2018 | Finance, Investing
The smell of fall is in the air. Leaves are falling and trees are starting to turn beautiful colors. Mt favorite part of fall is the arrival of College Football Season. So far, this season has been a rough one for Scot Frost and the Husker football team. Even thought the picture doesn’t look so promising at the moment,…
by Travis Portwood | Jul 13, 2018 | Finance, Investing
About two months ago my 8 year old daughter came to me with money received as gifts from her first communion. She has a general understanding of what I do for a living but at this moment she wanted details. “Dad, I know you help people invest their money and I want to invest my money too. Can we turn $200 into $400” she asked…
by Travis Portwood | Jun 26, 2018 | Finance, Investing
It has been an interesting start to the year for the capital markets. The equity markets have felt overly volatile and we saw our first correction in the S&P 500 (Decline of 10% or more) in over 2 years. This correction felt uncomfortable and for good reason....
by Travis Portwood | Dec 19, 2016 | Finance, Investing, Just For Fun, Personal Finance, Retirement
For many years, my family embarks on an annual trek to Breckenridge. This quaint resort town is snuggled into the base of the gorgeous Rocky Mountains’ Tenmile Range. Originally a village established by gold miners in the final few decades of the 19th century, the...