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Equity markets are volatile by nature. To understand why, we must first understand equities. Equities involve an exchange of your cash in...

Ascend Advisory Group is proud to share that three of the Company’s Financial Advisors have been named to the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth...

Donor-advised funds went from 4.8% of total charitable giving in 2011 to 10.1% in 2020 and — despite all the events that occurred —...

How much thought do you give your charitable giving? Do you simply write some checks or, more likely, visit organizations’ websites, make...

By Michael Mooney, MBA, CFP, Financial Advisor You may have heard that individuals that start saving early for retirement (or other...

The IRA Contribution Deadline for 2021 is on April 15th, 2022! If you are interested in making a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA...

By Adam E. Day, Financial Advisor Correcting mistakes or making adjustments early into a journey is much easier to accomplish and can...

By Conor O’Driscoll, Investment Analyst Expert pundits are an ever-present part of the media, giving analysis and making predictions....

Investors may like to think they’re completely rational in their decision-making, but that’s highly unlikely. We don’t stop being human...

by Michael Mooney, CFP, MBA As we are now into the New Year, we wanted to make you aware of the updated Contribution/Income Limits (and...

By Conor O’Driscoll, Research Analyst You may have seen a type of bond on the news called Series I Bonds. This has been a commonly asked...

By Adam Day, Financial Advisor Follow Adam on LinkedIn. A question we get frequently, as Financial Advisors, is; “Why are rates so low?...

Taking these ten actions before year-end will help ensure you're still working toward your financial goals—and that you're prepared for...

November 2nd 2021 Written by Conor O'driscoll One topic that has become extremely prominent this year is inflation. After laying dormant...

By Michael Mooney, CFP Connect with Michael on LinkedIn In the news, you may have heard different companies announcing Stock Splits....

Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn: We founded Ascend Advisory Group on the belief that planning should be about stewardship. We work each...

By Conor O’Driscoll In uncertain times, we hear investment ideas from all walks of life. In this current period of volatility,...

By Michael Mooney Follow him on Twitter & LinkedIn The investment community has become accustomed to considering the results of the S&P...

Net farm income is forecast to grow almost 4.8% to $88 billion in 2019, but this broad measure of profits includes financial support from...