Larry Maddox, CFP®, CPA

Owen Murray, Director of Investments, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal’s Julie Steinberg about the risks investors should consider when opening an account with a smaller brokerage firm, instead of larger, well-known firms such as Fidelity or Schwab. Learn more about Owen Murray’s thoughts on this topic in the … Read more »

Owen Murray, Director of Investments for Horizon Advisors, was interviewed for the Wall Street Journal article, “Borrowing Against Yourself” by Jason Zweig. Horizon Wealth Advisors is a Houston based fee-only wealth management firm. Horizon is a fiduciary advisor. We specialize in helping successful individuals and families understand, organize, and manage … Read more »

Owen Murray, Director of Investments for Horizon Advisors,  was interviewed for the Wall Street Journal article, “Is It Time to Buy a Hedge Fund?”, by Ben Levisohn and Julie Steinberg. Horizon Wealth Advisors is a Houston based fee-only wealth management firm. Horizon is a fiduciary advisor. We specialize in helping … Read more »

Edward P. Lazear, in a recent Wall Street Journal article suggested that there are two theories at large which describe the current concern for European Economies.  The more prominent description is the “domino” theory, suggesting that if Greece fails, then other countries will follow, like dominos in a row. As … Read more »

The Political Battlefield After the pitched battle to raise the debt limit ceiling and the follow on downgrading of U.S. Government debt by Standard and Poors, it is no wonder that August brought such volatile markets. Our chattering political class and their media handmaidens were quick to assign the blame … Read more »

Rather than breathing a sigh of relief that the U.S. debt ceiling debate has been resolved, the markets have registered a precipitous decline. Then, adding insult to injury, the Standard and Poor’s ratings agency downgraded the credit rating of the U.S. Government. This has resulted in a further wave of … Read more »