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TABR Capital Management has been named in Financial Advisor Magazine’s Top RIA Survey 2021. TABR is number 556 out of the 607 nationwide financial advisory firms on the list, based on assets under management. TABR manages over $160 million for over 200 clients nationwide. Read more.

The late Hall of Fame baseball player and manager Yogi Berra was also known for his many quirky quotes. Back in 1985, a sportswriter was describing the performance of golfer Payne Stewart, who had just lost a tournament on the first extra hole, just as he had done the prior year at Colonial. The writer […]

This month, I’m back to being a child of the 70s, and relating some of my musical tastes to what is presently happening in financial markets. This is what happens when one listens to 70s on 7 on Sirius XM Radio. I haven’t been able to get this melody out of my head, so I […]

Bob Kargenian was quoted in the May 2021 issue of Financial Planning Magazine, in an article entitled, “With 212 possible designations, what exactly is a financial planner?” According to the article, “The vision, embedded in the board’s December 2019 blueprint for the future of the profession and in lobbying efforts by the Coalition, makes sense […]

Last week, the year-over-year change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in at 4.2%, the highest reading in over 10 years. With the Federal Reserve creating/printing seemingly an endless supply of money, financial commentators began to ask “is this the beginning of 1970s inflation again?” We’ll examine the effects of higher inflation on the […]

Bob Kargenian’s letter was published in Barron’s, a weekly newspaper that covers financial information, relevant statistics, and market developments. In his letter, Bob says, “Bitcoin is simply a speculative commodity whose users hope to sell it to someone else, presumably at a higher price than one paid. I don’t need it to achieve my retirement […]

We’ve come a long way, baby. No, I’m not referring to the 1978 ballad by the same name performed by Loretta Lynn. I’m talking about the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which first crossed the 1,000 level in November 1972. Today, nearly 49 years later, it sits comfortably above 33,000. We’ll touch on the milestones in-between, […]

Years ago a farmer, whose fields stretched along the eastern seaboard, was looking for hired hands. It wasn’t easy to find help. People were reluctant to work on the Atlantic coast. They dreaded the regular raging storms that wreaked havoc on buildings and crops. Interviewing applicants for the job, the farmer received a steady stream […]

Bob Kargenian was quoted in Retirement Daily on TheStreet, in the article, “Can I Get Benefits Under My Deceased Former Spouse’s Social Security?” According to the article, “This one is tricky, says Bob Kargenian, president of TABR Capital Management, LLC. ‘But, because she was married longer than 10 years, survivor benefits are available to her […]

Ok, so I’ve taken a bit of license with Ringo Starr’s 1973 hit, You’re Sixteen. But, you’ll soon see why. I’m calling this a TOHO update. This Only Happens Once. Almost like the YOLO that’s been popularized recently by the Wall Street Bets crowd (YOLO meaning, You Only Live Once). There’s no market commentary, and […]