A Blog Look Back

Our blog in October 2022 discussed the market noise of a declared bear market and its impact on the investor psyche. In that post we discussed the definition of a bear market and possible causes (and listed the post bear markets performance of the S&P 500). The...

Facts and Stats on Bear Markets

One constant of being invested in the financial markets is that the stock market experiences periods of volatility. 2022, as it turns out, is no exception. As of June 13, 2022, the S&P 500 Index officially entered bear market status1. A bear market is when a...

De[fi]ned Family Is Growing

We Are Growing!     When we formed De[fi]ned Wealth Management, it was really a business in the making for over the last 36 years. We’ve had two major goals from the outset: 1. Help clients achieve their [financial independence] and 2. Be the last firm our...