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I remember growing up in the 1960s and 70s watching television shows like Superman, I Love Lucy and Gilligan’s Island, and once in a while, in the middle of the episode, the TV would go “BEEP,” and then this alien voice would come on and say, “This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. […]

Last Friday marked the 70th consecutive day for the S&P 500 without a greater than 1% higher or lower close than the previous day. As the chart below shows, most of the closes since early October have been UP. With the Federal Reserve again pumping money into the financial markets, we’ve had a market that […]

Bob Kargenian was quoted in an article entitled Failure to Launch in Financial Advisor Magazine, a monthly publication that covers market information along with sophisticated planning and investment strategies. According to the article, “’In the last several years, we are encountering more and more situations where clients are needing to help their adult children,’ says […]

When international equities lag U.S. stock indexes by over 10 percentage points, and still post gains of over 20%, you know it’s been a great year for stocks.  When interest rates drop by 75 basis points, and the average high yield bond fund gains over 13%, you know it’s been a great year for bonds.  […]

Any day now, if not already, virtually all clients will be receiving small checks in your mail regarding a refund of advisory fees related to holding shares in the PIMCO All Asset All Authority Fund, during the period of April 2011 to November 2017. We owned this fund in almost all client accounts until we […]

A year ago at this time, the yield on the 10-year Treasury Note was 3.14%, and one was actually earning about 2.2% on money market funds at brokerage firms that were competitive. This ushered in a near -20% drop in the S&P 500 Index during last year’s fourth quarter, as Mr. Market responded by saying, […]

Wharton professor Kent Smetters, who is also the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, interviewed Steve Medland about a range of financial planning topics for his show, Your Money. Steve also took live caller questions about everything from how to allocate stock investments to how to best save for college. The program […]

A growing number of workplace retirement plans are beginning to offer Roth 401 (k) plans in addition to the regular 401 (k) plan. Often, we get asked the question—which one is better? Even with the math we did, it turns out that question isn’t so easy to answer. But we definitely provide our thoughts. Meanwhile, […]

Bob Kargenian was quoted in an article in Barron’s, a weekly newspaper that covers financial information, relevant statistics, and market developments. “We have no interest in Bitcoin in any form, ETF or otherwise,” wrote Bob Kargenian, president of TABR Capital Management in Orange County, Calif. “It’s a waste of time, and pure speculation. With a […]

TABR Capital Management has been named in Financial Advisor Magazine’s Top RIA Survey 2019. TABR is number 622 out of the 683 nationwide financial advisory firms on the list, based on assets under management. TABR manages approximately $140 million for over 200 clients nationwide. Read more.