Author: Alyse Clark

  • Tough Love for Your Net Worth

    Tough Love for Your Net Worth

    The content discusses the importance of accurately assessing net worth without inflating it by including home equity. Misleading financial calculations can create false confidence in one’s financial standing, discouraging necessary savings and investments. It emphasizes honest financial advice, prioritizing growth, and leveraging effective investment strategies for better financial outcomes.

  • Investing For 100

    Investing For 100

    Northshore Wealth Management emphasizes the dual goals of maintaining health and growing financial resources for a fulfilling life. Founder Alyse advocates for an active lifestyle alongside wealth management, warning against overly conservative investment strategies like target-date funds. The firm’s mission is to help clients achieve longevity in both health and finances for an enriched retirement.

  • Fear is Not For Sale

    Fear is Not For Sale

    Northshore Wealth Management focuses on offering advice without instilling fear in investors. They emphasize that market volatility can be capitalized on and offer various strategies to manage risk. Their approach respects individual preferences, aiming to ensure clients live well without stress. Consultations are free, with fees only for asset management services.

  • The Market is Right on Schedule

    The Market is Right on Schedule

    The stock market typically peaks in July, with potential pullbacks in August and September. Indicators suggest a shift toward overbought conditions, evidenced by meme stock surges. Historical patterns indicate potential downturns may occur before rallying in the fourth quarter. Northshore Wealth Management aims to leverage these fluctuations for investor gains.

  • The Number One Factor in Selecting the Right Portfolio is…

    The Number One Factor in Selecting the Right Portfolio is…

    A strong relationship with a financial advisor is crucial for achieving your financial goals. Advisors should engage in difficult conversations to guide clients toward sensible strategies rather than simply agreeing with their desires. A competent advisor helps clients navigate fears of market exposure to encourage growth, ensuring recommendations prioritize clients’ best interests.

  • A Strategy Designed for What Matters Most

    A Strategy Designed for What Matters Most

    Northshore Wealth Management offers a tax-efficient income model designed to protect and grow assets while ensuring flexibility and control for clients. As a fiduciary advisor, the focus is on client needs without conflicts of interest. The model aims for stable, increasing income with limited market risk, and no penalties or hidden fees.

  • Midyear Outlook

    Midyear Outlook

    In the second half of the year, Northshore Wealth Management’s Mainsail Equity Model will focus on leveraging historical market trends. With a cash position nearing 10%, potential buying opportunities will be pursued around October. Positive market reactions to a corporate tax cut bill are anticipated, supporting a year-end S&P 500 target of 6,600 points.

  • Mainsail Equity Model: It’s Time for Smart Investing

    Mainsail Equity Model: It’s Time for Smart Investing

    The author emphasizes the importance of focusing on stock fundamentals, especially amid Morningstar’s decreasing recommended withdrawal rates and high market valuations. Northshore Wealth Management’s Mainsail Equity Model prioritizes a focused growth strategy, proving effective in identifying thriving companies, even during market downturns. Investors are encouraged to consider fundamentals for enhanced portfolio performance.

  • Midyear Update on Our Flagship Portfolio Model

    Midyear Update on Our Flagship Portfolio Model

    Mainsail Wealth Management’s flagship portfolio model, The Mainsail Equity Model, is currently up 11.19% year-to-date. The model is an actively managed allocation model with a buy-and-hold growth strategy, focusing on fundamental analysis and supplementing its returns through active trading based on technical analysis.

  • A Brain Exercise in Performance Metrics

    A Brain Exercise in Performance Metrics

    The text explores Fundamental Metric Relativity, highlighting the importance of comparing a company’s metrics to assess their significance based on company size. It emphasizes that debt metrics hold greater significance in small-cap stocks than in large-cap ones. The narrative uses visual metaphors, illustrating how size affects metric relevance and understanding company performance.