Ryan P Dugan, Financial Planner

12/06/2026

FOMO?

When newly public companies have been valued as richly as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic seem likely to be, the outlook for ordinary investors has been poor.

12/03/2026

Elevated volatility returned last week as investors navigated a sharp energy-price shock tied to the U.S.–Iran conflict alongside a weaker-than-expected U.S. labor report. Crude oil prices surged to roughly $90 per barrel by week’s end, reigniting near-term inflation concerns and contributing to...

11/03/2026

"Buy to the sound of cannons, sell to the sound of trumpets".

The philosophy I knew but hadn't heard it said like that before. Will that hold true again?

This is war, ladies and gentlemen, and war is both horrific and unpredictable. And yet, it is our job and hope to understand, and help guide through, what is happening, what could happen, and how to navigate such uncertainty.