Rising college costs frequently weigh heavy on the minds of families with teenage kids. We often hear feedback like, “How are we possibly going to afford to pay the equivalent of another mortgage for…
2019 Ronald McDonald Donation Drive
Announcing our 7th Annual Ronald McDonald Donation Drive! Sterling is a proud supporter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Upper Midwest which helps to “keep families together when th…
Potential Retirement Impacts from Capitol Hill
The “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019” (SECURE Act) was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23rd, 2019. The bill was received by the Senate on June 3rd, 201…
Welcome, Luke!
Please join Steve, Megan, and the Sterling team in welcoming our newest member, Luke Strom! Luke joined Sterling in March of 2019 after spending 8 years at a Fortune 500 insurance company – most recen…
Portfolio Enemy No. 1
What’s the biggest risk to your long-term portfolio today? Think about the headlines in the last few months. Is it trade tension? A global slowdown? Political gridlock? While these events affect marke…
2018 Ronald McDonald Donation Drive
Announcing our 6th Annual Ronald McDonald Donation Drive! Sterling is a proud supporter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Upper Midwest which helps to “keep families together when th…
The “Unremarkable” Remarkable 2017
It ended just a few months ago, but do you remember what your portfolio did in 2017? Do you remember the widespread fears that sent ripples through the markets, and how that felt? If you said “no”, yo…
Evaluating Social Security Strategies
This article first appeared in the Mar./Apr. 2018 issue of Live Play AAA, the Official Publication of AAA Minneapolis. Be aware of the latest changes. Whether you are married, divorced, widowe…
New Action Items following the Equifax Breach
It’s been a few weeks since Sterling communicated with you about the data breach at Equifax. Since then, the breach has fallen from the front page of the news despite new information about it coming o…
How to protect yourself after the Equifax breach
If you have been following the news recently, you have likely heard about the data breach at Equifax. For those who don’t know, Equifax is one of the US’s three major credit reporting agencies. Over t…