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When Lexi Gibbs was a young girl, she stashed the cash from her babysitting jobs in a jar.  She also learned to read about Hershey, her favorite chocolate company, in the newspaper’s stock market pages, and knew that stocks are about “investing.” But she also admits...

We cannot say it enough - trusts are at the core of what we do. We often are asked about trustee selection. We hope our beliefs and recommendations help make your decision easier.

The word “debt” often carries negative associations. Leverage (debt), combined with greed, brought the global economy to its knees in 2008, destroying value and causing great hardship for so many people around the world. However, debt is not always bad.

If you have one or more parents who are getting on in years, you may already be thinking about how you will support them in the future.

Our third and final podcast episode of Money Stories with Linda Davis Taylor is here!

We are pleased to announce our new summer hours! From Memorial Day through Labor Day, Howland Capital will close at 1:00 pm on Fridays. This effort is to promote a healthy work/life balance for our hardworking team.

Are you thinking about investing in cryptocurrency? Here’s what you need to know, including the biggest risks and expert recommendations.

Howland Capital was a Gold Sponsor of the 5th Annual Playworks Get In The Game Breakfast. Playworks is a national organization that helps schools and youth programs create recess and play environments where every child can join in.

Although socially responsible investing is not new, it has seen a surge of interest since the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is a strategy of sustainable investing that considers these three attributes to evaluate the impact of the company as well as their returns.

U.S. equities, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, returned -4% in the first quarter, including dividends. While clearly negative, it certainly marked an improvement from the March 8th low of -13%, having come down from the January 3rd all-time high. Non-U.S. equities, as measured by MSCI’s All Country Worldwide Ex-U.S. benchmark, fell -5.3% in the first quarter including dividends, also a marked improvement from the year-to-date low of -12% on March 7th.

Interest rates are rising – quickly – making bonds more attractive.