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Coffee with FourThought | Dec 2025 | Year-End Planning Tips

Dec 16, 2025

https://youtu.be/YlSPhcGvN1U?si=tXnbDIKZkZ-P_VaP In this month’s Coffee with FourThought, Joel Johnson, Director of...

FourThought 2026 Look Ahead

by Scott Pinkerton, CFP®, AIF®, CIMA®, CPWA® | Dec 9, 2025 | 2026, Economy, Financial Planning, Uncategorized

How to navigate the coming changes in the markets while keeping your family and financial goals in view. Investments: Pay Attention to the Tension Hemingway once wrote that bankruptcy happens “gradually, then suddenly.” Markets often move the same way. You can watch a...

FourThought Private Wealth Celebrates a Milestone Year With Key Promotions

by Kelly Wensley | Dec 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

Firm highlights continued growth, client-first innovation, and leadership transitions following a standout 2025. VENICE, FLORIDA (December 8, 2025): FourThought Private Wealth today announced several leadership promotions and the retirement of a long-serving team...

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Your Journey to EPCOT | FourThought Q3 Economic Review 2025

by Kelly Wensley | Jul 31, 2025 | Educational Videos

In our Q3 2025 Economic Review, Scott Pinkerton and Jake Macfarlane explain how the One Big Beautiful Bill, new tariffs, and Washington’s fiscal policy are reshaping markets. They use an EPCOT planning metaphor to show why investors should look beyond U.S. stocks to...

Coffee with FourThought: Big Beautiful Bill

by Jake MacFarlane | Jul 14, 2025 | Educational Videos

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Coffee with FourThought [June 2025] Economic Update

by Kelly Wensley | Jun 24, 2025 | Economic Analysis and Commentary, Economy, Educational Videos, Financial Planning, In the news, Investment strategies, Research, Uncategorized

Coffee with FourThought – your personal economic pulse check.

Each month we will offer a concise market recap, state of the economy, and live Q&A, so you can walk away with real insight, not more noise.

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Understanding Tariffs and Market Volatility: What Investors Need to Know Now

by Fourthought | Apr 23, 2025 | Economic Analysis and Commentary, Economy, Geopolitical issues, In the news, Investing Principles, Investment strategies

Watch the Full Replay of Our Timely Webinar with FourThought's Investment Experts In today’s fast-changing economic climate, understanding the impact of tariffs, market volatility, and investment strategy has...

How Diversification Helps You Sleep Better at Night

by Jake MacFarlane | Apr 18, 2025 | Economy

At FourThought, we know that peace of mind matters just as much as performance when it comes to your financial future. That is why FourThoughts' Senior Analyst, Jake MacFarlane, has prepared a short piece titled “Diversification: Sleeping Well at Night.” It is a...

Changing of the Tides

by Jake MacFarlane | Apr 18, 2025 | Economy

The markets have experienced significant movement over the past month, with volatility driven by shifting valuations, policy uncertainty, and economic trends. While these fluctuations can feel unsettling, they are a natural part of the market cycle. In the attached...