Our brains evolved in a world where the risk of a lion attack or starving to death far outweighed potential portfolio losses. It’s no wonder that these amazing bio-computers sitting between our ears are ill equipped right out of the box to deal with the […]

Recently, the House and the Senate passed a $1.4 trillion spending bill which includes the Secure Act, now one the biggest legislative changes to the US retirement system in years. This bipartisan bill was signed into law by the President as an early Christmas present […]

Is Too Much Information Bad for Investors You’d be hard pressed to find an investor who thought that more information is a bad thing and in general, we agree with that.  However, people react to different information in different ways.  Let’s take a look at […]

In the right hands, credit cards can be a powerful financial tool. They add protection and convenience to the transactions we make every day. Oh yeah, they also have reward points. Not sure if you knew that… We all love points, but it can be […]

  What do the words racecar, level, deified and kayak all have in common?  They’re palindromes, which means they’re the same word if you reverse the letters.  Pretty cool, right?  Today we’re going to look at whether Retirement is a palindrome, but first let’s set […]

Everyone loves a success story and we at Innova are certainly no different. One highlight of our job as financial advisors is hearing our client’s success stories. What’s most surprising to us is that the success stories we hear rarely include multi-million dollar incomes filled […]

Remember the first time you tried sushi? After my formative years of mom cooking chicken at 385° for somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 hours until it was deemed safe to eat, raw fish was a tall order. I nervously took the plunge with a […]