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Frontier, originally Rochester Telephone Company, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy this week. Frontier provides TV, internet, and phone services to both business and residential customers across 29 states. Current service to these customers should be uninterrupted, though there may be a decline in cu...

The government began issuing the one-time payments this week, and some of you may have been checking your statements this morning and have noticed that they have already been deposited electronically into your account. Most adults who earned up to $75,000 will see a $1,200 payout, while married coup...

When planning a newsletter that will be distributed in early April, tax filing deadlines and last-minute IRA contributions are topics worth hammering home. It’s safe to say by now, this is no ordinary April and that 2020 is no ordinary year.  COVID-19 has brought much uncertainty into our...

At the close of the market on 4/7, the S&P 500 was up 19% from its March 23, 2020, low, but it’s still more than 20% below its February high. Volatility has been the economic norm of COVID-19. That being said, what, if anything, should you do with your 401(k)? Here are some common question...

There’s this lingering myth of “old money families” where wealth is easily passed from generation to generation. But studies have shown wealth attrition to be more common, as bad investment decisions, mismanagement and dilution of assets between heirs eats into the family...

Well, that seems to be the question we all want answered.  From our perch we are working through it, both on the financial and the healthcare sides.  In our last post we believed it would get worse before it gets better on the healthcare side, and unfortunately it seems we were correct.&nb...

In light the Governor Cuomo’s recent Covid-19 workforce reduction announcement, which lists banks and other related financial institutions as essential businesses, Brighton Securities will be remaining open, but our doors will be locked. We will maintain our standard hours of operations; howev...

Well, here we are again.  Encountering a multifaceted market correction.  “It’s different this time” we heard all the way up on this bull run and now, as real urgency kicks in, we are hearing “this one is different” on this correction. From my perch, it was...

Dear Valued Client - As the news about COVID-19 and its effects evolve we are all learning how to react and adapt.  As you are aware, the deadline for filing your personal income taxes is April 15th.  While we understand that there are certain provisions being made available to prevent...

Capital markets have seen a significant amount of volatility over the past couple weeks. Worldwide cases of COVID – 19 (commonly known as the coronavirus) now exceeds 100,000, OPEC failed to strike a deal to cut production, and all of this is happening within an election year. The volatility t...