Scapital, Author at Sensenig Capital Advisors

Approaching Retirement Early to Mid-Career

October 31, 2024

I’ve Got a Lump Sum in Cash, Should I Invest It Right Away?

What do you do if you’ve just received a big bonus at work, inherited some money, sold a business or otherwise enjoyed a recent windfall you’d like to invest? Should…

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Approaching Retirement Early to Mid-Career

October 31, 2024

AI Everywhere—But Who Wins in the End?

Chances are, you’ve already interacted with a chatbot when you tried to contact a retailer about your online order—and the experience may or may not have been frustrating. Chatbots are…

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Early to Mid-Career In Retirement

September 24, 2024

What We Talk About When We Talk About Volatility: Magnitude vs Percentage

If you’ve ever listened to public radio’s “Marketplace” with Kai Ryssdal, you may have noticed the songs they play when they “do the numbers.” On days the market is up,…

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Early to Mid-Career

September 24, 2024

The Not-Newly Hired

We’re hearing a lot about the decline in new hires into the U.S. economy—statistics that sent the markets into two different one-day panics last month. But when you look at…

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In Retirement Investment Consulting

August 28, 2024

How Japanese Interest Rates Affect U.S. Stock prices

The sudden downward lurch in the stock market shone a brief spotlight on something called the Yen carry trade, which was cited as one of the causes of the selloff. …

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Early to Mid-Career Investment Consulting

August 28, 2024

Compound Returns Quick Take

If you’re like most people, you need your investments to grow to achieve the life you want. Fortunately, there’s a deceptively simple but exceptionally powerful tool that can help you…

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Approaching Retirement Early to Mid-Career

July 30, 2024

Equity Compensation: Big Opportunities, But Beware the Risks

We all like hearing that we’re good at our jobs. It’s nice when kudos from your employer come bundled with dollar signs, or when a company backs up the cash…

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Approaching Retirement Early to Mid-Career

July 30, 2024

The Exceptional American Economy

Remember the good old days when the U.S. economy was growing at a 2.5% clip, and when it accounted for 80% of the global economy’s growth? When jobs were plentiful…

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Early to Mid-Career In Retirement

June 28, 2024

Young Investor’s Guide to Building a Financial Future

The future looks bright for younger investors. A 2024 analysis by the Investment Company Institute found that, adjusted for inflation, Gen Zers have nearly three times more retirement assets than…

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Approaching Retirement

June 28, 2024

Inflation’s Tie to Interest Rates

Inflation impacts all of us in a number of ways, not just in a steady rise in the prices of the things we buy every day. One of the most…

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