21 Oct 2024

Don’t Text Me, I’ll Text You

Like many industries, the wealth management business has many rules and regulations. Many of the rules make good sense and were created after real-world problems occurred. I have one rule on my mind this week, and it concerns one of the ways that we communicate with you: texting. Acropolis is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and one of its rules concerns maintaining our books and records. At… Read More

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16 Sep 2024

Introduction to Alternatives

I am proud that one of Acropolis’ team members has a new certification for the firm. Before I jump into that, though, here’s a look at what our fine team has already: 15 CFP® Certificants 4 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholders 3 Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) 1 Certified Exit Planner (CEPA) 1 Certificate in Performance Measurement (CIPM) holder 3 ASPPA Qualified 401k Administrators (QKA) 1 Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional… Read More

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4 Mar 2024

Trading to Win at Acropolis

Ten years ago, I wrote about a new book by one of my favorite authors, Michael Lewis, who went on 60 Minutes and declared that the market was rigged. Here’s what I wrote back then: The Market is Not Rigged. I knew that he was making outrageous claims to sell his book, but people were scared by his comments. The book in question, Flash Boys, was fun and interesting. It… Read More

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6 Feb 2023

Acropolis Clients Market View

Since January, I’ve offered previews for the Investor Social, which we held last week to great success. Mother nature threw us a little snow, but we still managed to pack the house and will need to find a larger venue next year, and put it online. In the meantime, we’ll provide the presentation to anyone that asks. The highlight of the show for me is when we ask the audience… Read More

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30 Jan 2023

Acropolis Investor Social Day

As I noted last week, this year’s Investor Social is full beyond capacity, so unless you’ve already reserved a spot, I won’t see you in person tonight. Not to worry, we’re going to find a bigger venue next year and may try and figure out video for a webcast (we’ll see). I don’t want to steal too much of my own thunder and am kind of wiped out from preparing,… Read More

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23 Jan 2023

Acropolis Invest Social Preview #2

Last week, I said I would preview slides from the 5th Annual Investor Social on January 30th. Before I go any further, I want to announce that we’ve hit capacity on the Investor Social and can’t accept any more RSVPs. We’re going to have to find a new venue for next year! Thank you to everyone that is attending! Last week, I showed a slide that I’ll discuss but offered… Read More

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17 Jan 2023

Acropolis Investor Social Preview #1

After two years of staying home, Acropolis is hosting our 5th Annual Investor Social (invite below). I thought it would be fun to preview some of the slides leading up to the event, partly in hopes of drawing folks and partly to give the out-of-towners who weren’t invited some of the content (I’ll be happy to email the presentation after the event to those who missed it). This week, I… Read More

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6 Sep 2022

Happy Anniversary – Acropolis Turns 20!

On August 27th, Acropolis turned 20 years old. We’re not great about celebrating that kind of thing, so it took an email from Bob Schramm to even raise the subject. I’m embarrassed to say that I knew it was at the end of August but thought it was either the 26th or 28th (and being right ‘on average’ doesn’t work with dates). In some ways, it feels like just the other day. I vividly… Read More

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4 May 2020

6 Things To Do (plus one bonus) If You’ve Finished Netflix

I’m a big fan of projects and of staying busy. Just ask my husband  – he’ll  tell you I have lists for lists (including a never-ending “honey-do” section for him). With spending more time at home these days, my project list is booming. I generally stay busy as a working mom with two young boys but this quarantine has forced me to reevaluate my lists. Some things (like homeschooling) were… Read More

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26 Mar 2020

COVID-19 and Acropolis

**UPDATE** We’d like to share an update to the original post below.  Acropolis has re-opened our office. Details below: Acropolis employees have returned to the office. Clients are welcome to visit according to their comfort level. Client Zoom meetings will still be available. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Portfolio Manager or any of our leaders with any questions or concerns. ___________________________________________________________ Original Post – March… Read More

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