Hilltop Views Blog

Brittany Mollica and Chris Hostetler discuss Hilltop’s latest market views including COVID-19, the presidential race, the economic downturn, and how you can tend your investments through all of it.

Does the election matter? Absolutely! Does it matter to your investments? Maybe not as much as you think. It’s normal for election years to breed anxiety, division, and uncertainty, but we’d like to explore what this actually means for the investment markets and whether you should be changing your investment strategy over the next few months.

David Wise and Chris Hostetler discuss Hilltop’s latest market views including economic reopening post-coronavirus, election uncertainties, creative destruction, and what it all means for your portfolio and financial plan.

In our previous post, “Do I Need a Trust? Part 1”, we explored the benefits a trust can provide: control, probate relief, privacy, estate tax and creditor protection, among others. Now let’s walk through a few specific examples where a trust may help you accomplish your goals.

Is the extra cost and trouble of a trust really worth it? As with so many other questions, it depends on your circumstances and goals. There are a number of types of trusts designed to meet different needs, whether you’re looking to preserve wealth for future generations, protect your heirs from themselves or harmful situations, or simply avoid the legal hassles of the probate process.

Watch the replay of our webinar on two new laws that may change your retirement strategies – the CARES Act and the SECURE Act.

Rusty Eriksen and Brittany Mollica discuss the impact of COVID-19 and social distancing on the markets, and what it all means for your portfolio and financial plan.

The IRS is beginning to send out Economic Impact Payments, and there are many questions about these so-called “stimulus checks”. See the Hilltop Views post for more information and helpful links.