March Madness and Your Money

If you’re a sports fan, you’ve probably been following the March Madness tournaments pretty closely and experienced the ups and downs along with the wins and the upsets as each game has been played out. Before each game you were probably rooting for a particular set of teams and feeling uncertain or downright anxious about […]

Facing a Bull Market

Newness is most often an uncomfortable change to embrace. It evokes a certain level of nervousness which is often demonstrated in skeptical behavior.     Investors are feeling this uncomfortableness in the new face of a bull market. And the reaction is one of definite nervousness as they wait for the other shoe to drop. […]

CIA Announces the Retirement Calculator

In recent weeks, we rolled out a retirement calculator to help people like you — individuals seeking smart investment options and planning ahead for retirement. Using the Capital Investment Advisors (CIA) Retirement Income Tool is the first step to help you plan for retirement.  While most financial planning tools focus on hypothetical rates of return […]

3 Excellent ETFs to Explore

Each Sunday on Money Matters, our Chief Investment Strategist Wes Moss shares an ETF of the Week. The ETF of the week is an ETF (exchange traded fund) that Moss identifies as a top pick that investors may choose to consider as they are consulting with their advisors on investing options. Let’s explore three ETFs […]