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Health Savings Accounts are Worth Considering
With all of the recent turmoil in the health insurance market, one clear success story has been the survival of High Deductible Health Plans (“HDHPs”). Like most forms of liability insurance and term life insurance, HDHPs offer protection against large and potentially...
The Keystone XL Veto: an Investor’s Perspective
Last Tuesday, President Obama followed through on his threat to veto a Republican bill authorizing construction of a new pipeline bringing oil from Hardesty, Alberta to a terminal in Steel City, Nebraska before sending it to refineries in Cushing, Oklahoma, and,...
Looking Back on 30 Years in Business
2015 marks 30 years since Jim Elliott founded Elliott & Associates, now Peloton Wealth Strategists. In one sense, the year 1985 doesn’t seem very long ago to most of us. But when you stop and think about what's different now, it’s clear that the slow annual...
Peloton 2014 Q4 Recap
The biggest story of 2014 for financial markets was undoubtedly oil - specifically, the price collapse of the world’s most important commodity. After peaking at over $100 per barrel in June, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices fell 50% to end the year under $50...
The Estate and Gift Tax Laws are “Final,” but Don’t Go Back to Sleep
Peloton is pleased to share this article by guest contributor Rodney Retzner with you. For more information about Rodney and his firm, please see the information at the bottom of this page. The Federal Estate Tax, Gift Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax...