NorthStar Capital AdvisorsNorthStar Capital AdvisorsNorthStar Capital AdvisorsNorthStar Capital Advisors
Start Here
  • How We Help
  • Who We Serve
  • Who We Are
  • Fiduciary
  • Learning
  • Start Here
  • How We Help
  • Who We Serve
  • Who We Are
  • Fiduciary
  • Learning
  • Start Here

It’s not easy to get rich…

  • September 27, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Seeking Prudent Advice

“It’s not easy to get rich at Las Vegas or Church Hill Downs or at the local Merrill Lynch office.”
— Dr. Paul Samuelson (the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics)


Physicist Leads Flash Crash Investigation

  • September 24, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Market Outlook, Seeking Prudent Advice

NorthStar Capital Advisors was founded by a group of astrophysicists. So it warms our hearts to see another trained physicist successfully applying his analytical skills to bring stability and insight to the financial markets.

Ex-Physicist Leads Flash Crash Inquiry
The New York Times


The Great Recession: December 2007 ~ June 2009

  • September 24, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Market Outlook

The Great Recession is official in the record books. The 18-month recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. This was the longest slump since the Great Depression according to National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee, a group of academic economists that determines these benchmarks.

Great Recession


Great Recession

  • September 22, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Market Outlook

Another view of the magnitude of the Great Recession

Great Recession Chart


The Great Recession – Dec 2007 ~ Jun 2009

  • September 22, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Seeking Prudent Advice

The Great Recession is official in the record books. The 18-month recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. This was the longest slump since the Great Depression according to National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee, a group of academic economists that determines these benchmarks.

Great Recession


Equity-Indexed Annuities? Roll your own…

  • September 20, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Annuities, Retirement

Considering equity-indexed annuities? Roll your own to get similar advantages and skip the downsides. Instead of a $10,000 annuity, you could put $7,260 into a 3.25% 10-year certificate of deposit from Discover Bank and $2,740 into Vanguard Total Stock Market.


California Raiding the 401(k)?

  • September 18, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Retirement, Seeking Prudent Advice

Talk about raiding your 401(k)! This doesn’t sound like a good idea. (Calpers is the California Public Employee’s Retirement Systems, the nation’s largest pension fund)

Schwarzenegger in Talks to Borrow From Calpers - WSJ.com

Schwarzenegger in Talks to Borrow From Calpershttp://online.wsj.comCalifornia finance officials are looking into whether the strapped state can borrow $2 billion from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the nation’s largest pension fund.

Watching Paint Dry…

  • September 16, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Seeking Prudent Advice

“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or grass grow. If you want excitement take $800 and go to Las Vegas.”
— Dr. Paul Samuelson (the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics)

Dr. Paul Samuelson


Hiring Expert Advice

  • September 13, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Seeking Prudent Advice

Why are people reluctant to hire financial advisors? They often think investment managers are for the wealthy, not for the middle class, and many people don’t know where to find an advisor they can trust.


Brokers Masquerading as Fiduciaries

  • September 12, 2010/
  • Posted By : admin/
  • 0 comments /
  • Under : Fiduciary, Seeking Prudent Advice

What happens when you have advisers bound by fiduciary oaths working at firms that only commit to providing “suitable” services to their clients? Answer: ambiguity.

Investors Misled By Brokers Masquerading As Fiduciarieshttp://www.forbes.com

CFA credential implies a standard of care not always upheld.

12
Recent Posts
  • The patience premium: What market history teaches us May 1,2025
  • What's next for markets and the economy? April 1,2025
  • Navigating Financial Uncertainty Amid Federal Layoffs March 3,2025
  • AI bubble burst? What's next February 1,2025
  • Supporting You Through the LA Wildfires January 10,2025
Archives
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • December 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
Categories
  • 401(k)
  • Annuities
  • Behavior
  • Best Practices
  • Bonds
  • Charitable Donations
  • Economy
  • Fees
  • Fiduciary
  • Financial Planning
  • Investing 101
  • Live Well
  • Market Outlook
  • Mutual Funds
  • NorthStar
  • Performance
  • Personal Finance
  • Planning
  • Retirement
  • Saving Money
  • Scams & Schemes
  • Seeking Prudent Advice
  • Tax Planning
  • Uncategorised
  • Uncategorized
  • Weekly Market Review
ABOUT US

We are a fee-only, independent fiduciary advisor. Our allegiance rests solely with our clients and their best interests. We are headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and serve client families across the nation.



CLIENT TOOLS
CONTACT
  • (704) 350-5028
  • info@nstarcapital.com
  • 521 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
    (by appointment only)
  • fax: (704) 626-3462
FROM OUR BLOG
  • The patience premium: What market history teaches us May 1,2025
  • What's next for markets and the economy? April 1,2025
  • Navigating Financial Uncertainty Amid Federal Layoffs March 3,2025
Nothing on this website constitutes either the provision of investment advice or solicitation to provide investment advice.
Investment advice can only be provided through a formal investment advisory relationship.