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Future-Proof Your Estate: The Importance of Asset Management in Fairfield County, CT
Estate planning is not just about drafting a will or creating a trust; it’s about preserving your wealth and legacy for generations. The process can be highly complex, requiring professional oversight, meticulous planning, and management. Hiring an asset management company like Diamant Asset Management, based in Ridgefield, CT, ensures that your estate is expertly managed, […]
READ MOREStock Market Crash…. Really?
By: Herbert Diamant Recently the must-see business news entertainment shows clearly improved their ratings with headlines like “Stock Market Crash” and “Dow Jones Industrial Average index (DJIA) down over 1,000 points”. The only problem was there was no market crash. Furthermore, the headline “Biggest one day drop since 2022” suggests that the writer has almost […]
READ MOREThe Difficulty of Timing the Stock Market
By: Sheila Morgan Ever since the New York Stock Exchange started trading in 1792, market timing continues to be a very arduous and volatile way to achieve stable returns on an ongoing basis, depending on the news catalyst of the day. This unpredictable way of investing in the market often leads investors to heightened emotions […]
READ MOREWhat Are They Doing With Our Taxes?
By: Herbert Diamant Paying taxes is supposed to make us feel good about supporting the needs of the United States. We get taxed as we earn a living, and again as we earn a return on our investments. We are taxed on the salary withheld for social security and are taxed a second time on […]
READ MOREChanges to the Individual Retirement Account Structure
By: Herbert Diamant IRAs are no longer tax-efficient, multigenerational, wealth creators. Back in 1981, IRAs became a terrific way to promote retirement savings for individuals. Americans began making tax deductible contributions while working, with distributions that would be taxable in retirement years. A key provision was that beneficiaries, including our children, could inherit our IRAs […]
READ MORECharting the Course: Understanding the Twists and Turns of the Markets
By: Sheila Morgan Legendary investor Warren Buffett once stated, “I never know what markets are going to do… they are going to go up and down…but in terms of what’s going to happen in a day or a week or a year even, I never felt that I knew it and I never felt that […]
READ MORELessons from the “Magnificent Seven”
By: Sheila Morgan Imagine 2023 unfolding like the plot of the classic Western film, The Magnificent Seven. In this cinematic journey, the markets are like the rugged landscapes traversed by The Magnificent Seven, each day akin to a thrilling showdown. As astute investors, we must strategically navigate the markets each day, prepared for whatever “showdown” […]
READ MOREInvesting in a “Priced for Perfection” Market
By: Herbert Diamant After nearly a 10% upsurge in November, the S&P 500 Index is up 18% year to date. However, only a few of the underlying stocks in this index moved up this much. The primary reason for this skewed index move is attributed to just one stock. Nvidia, which specializes in making graphic […]
READ MOREThe Artistry of Portfolio Management: A Refreshingly Human Approach
By: Sheila Morgan Portfolio management, much like the creative process of painting, involves a careful selection of elements and arrangement in order to achieve a distinct and methodical outcome. At Diamant Asset Management, we believe in bringing a refreshingly human touch to this process. Imagine, just as an artist approaches a blank canvas with a […]
READ MOREIf I Could Turn Back Time
As we head into the last two months of the year, this time serves as a point of reflection on the year and the resolutions we had hoped to achieve and lament on the ones we didn’t.
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