Entries by Ben Martinek

Stimulus and Taxes

Greetings! This year is flying by and it is hard to believe we are already in April! With the coming of spring, we are also in the midst of tax season (yay!) and the beginning of the new Biden administration. As with most Presidents, Biden has signed into law some pretty serious legislation during the first […]

National Debt

Greetings, all! If you’ve ever been to Manhattan, maybe you’ve seen it: the National Debt Clock. Located on the western side of One Bryant Park (coincidentally the Bank of America building – hello irony!), the National Debt Clock is a billboard-sized display that constantly updates the United States gross national debt as well as each American family’s share of […]

Managing Funds

Greetings, all! We hope your year has gotten off to a productive start! At the Bona Fide base, we have been busy and it is shaping up to be an amazing year of growth and development. For this newsletter, we are going to focus on a topic we haven’t really touched upon in the past. It is a […]

Social Media

Greetings and Happy New Year! For our first newsletter of the new year, we will take a step away from purely financial issues and address something that affects almost everyone to some degree: social media. Whether you love it or hate it, social media has become an integral part of modern life. Even if you don’t use it, […]

Mistakes to Avoid in the New Year

Without a doubt, 2020 has been a challenging year and most people are looking forward to the promise that the new year brings with it. Resolutions receive a lot of attention, but we at Bona Fide don’t mind being a bit contrarian in our approach. In that spirit, we are focusing this newsletter on the mistakes […]

Cybersecurity

Welcome to November! This monthly newsletter’s topic, cybersecurity, is focused on that which we interact with every day, while we may not be aware of the implications of our online presence. As we are spending more and more of our lives in virtual spaces, we feel it is of the utmost importance to know the basics of protecting our personal information. Take […]

Student Loans and Politics

Read. Listen. Watch.To say the first of the Presidential debates was memorable would be an understatement. Something that seems to have gotten forgotten in between all the one-liners and talking points was the subject of student loans. Many of our clients and their loved ones currently have student loans or will in the future, so we […]

Presidential Elections and the Market

What does history tell us about presidential elections and the market? Check out these resources below: If you find the information provided valuable, please pass this email along to your family and friends! Better yet, recommend them to subscribe to this monthly newsletter by signing up on our website! You can click on the links below to […]

Investing in Real Estate

Real estate is a powerful investing tool that can create wealth and financial benefits for investors in ways other assets cannot. We receive questions about this all the time; below are some resources centered around understanding this important financial subject. Whether you are interested in real estate on a personal level or as an investment, these […]

Investing in your Health

There are many ways in which a person can invest; a most practical but seemingly unconventional way would be to invest in your health. Especially in light of the recent compromising health issues facing the globe with covid-19, placing care and attention on you own personal health can pay dividends. After all, “if you haven’t […]