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THOUGHTS ON MONEY [T.O.M.] is a place to find simple truths on money. Everything from budgeting to investing to decision making. A great place to come for answers to your own personal financial questions or to spark thought on how to improve your financial life. Enjoy an easy to read, application focused commentary.

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Why It’s Sometimes OK to Underperform – Revisited

I am an absolute glutton for nostalgia; I’m a softy. Every day my iPhone populates these reminders of “my memories.”  The software puts together these ...
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Chihuahua Markets

All this leads us to a conversation about chihuahua markets and the frustrations and damage they cause. 
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Lessons from SVB

I invite you to join me for a bit of a different perspective as we dive into the lessons we can learn as investors and ...
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Too Good to Be True

I have a simple truth to present to you today – if it seems too good to be true, it’s probably too good to be ...
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FOMO on Interest

Today I want to discuss something a lot of investors are indeed missing out on and how they can simply remedy this.
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Magnify Revisited

You need to know the name of your destination before you can map out directions. In finance, we have a similar strategy that gets your ...
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False Alarms

Today, we will discuss the importance of not mistaking false alarms for fires when it comes to investing. A simple financial truth that I’d encourage ...
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Fool’s Gold

Financial anxiety and economic uncertainty are spiking, and investors are speculating if we are in a recession, approaching a recession, or potentially avoiding a recession.
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About the Authors

Trevor Cummings

Private Wealth Advisor, Partner

Trevor is a Partner and Director of our Private Wealth Advisor Group.

As the author of TOM [Thoughts On Money], Trevor endeavors to write and speak about financial concepts and principles in a kind of “straight” talk demeanor and posture.

He received his Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Biola University and his MBA from California State University, Fullerton.

James Andrews - CFP®

Private Wealth Advisor

James is a Private Wealth Advisor based out of TBG headquarters in Newport Beach, CA.

As an author of TOM [Thoughts On Money], James seeks to share core principles in decision-making that bring clarity to managing life and wealth.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurial Finance from Cal Poly Pomona and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®.

Blaine Carver, CFP®, CKA®

Private Wealth Advisor

Desiring to be a financial advisor since high school, Blaine has continued this passion by stewarding client capital for over a decade. A patient educator, he enjoys aligning clients’ financial resources with their values, particularly through creative charitable gifting strategies.

Blaine holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Seattle Pacific University, where he also led the soccer team as captain.

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