Market Turbulence For those of you accustomed to flying in the Midwest, you know that turbulence can happen during any flight. You don’t know when it’s going to happen, or… Read More

Note: A client recently mentioned hearing about an investment that promised a high rate of interest with what he thought was low risk. Here is a message I sent to our team. From time to t… Read More

We’re pleased to let you know that Andrew (Drew) Holloway has joined our team at America First Investment Advisors, where he will serve as our Controller. Drew will oversee AFIA’… Read More

For those of you accustomed to flying in the Midwest, you know that turbulence can happen during any flight. You don’t know when it’s going to happen, or even if it will happen d… Read More

Wise observer Nassim Taleb urges us to consider the life story of a Thanksgiving turkey. From birth, the turkey is fed and cared for every single day.  We can imagine it thinking, &l&hell…Read More

Have you seen the commercial for Crypto.com? Actor Matt Damon walks through a sort of virtual museum, making solemn observations as we watch human beings striving to do great things &ndas&hell…Read More

A client called me last month to ask how much income she should have to retire.  She said she’d heard of the “80% rule,” which says you should aim to have retirement i… Read More

Inflation is much in the news.  Oil & gas prices are up.  Housing prices have boomed.  Commodities are higher than a year ago.  Financial advisors have to consider ho… Read More

Let’s skip the suspense:  In nice, round numbers – the roundest number, in fact – 0% of your financial plan should be in Bitcoin. I received an email this afternoon… Read More

Bernie Madoff, who in 2008 admitted to one of the biggest investor frauds in history, died in federal prison last Wednesday.     As part of his fraudulent operation, Madoff… Read More

The Midlands Business Journal featured our own Katerina Wiese, Vice President & CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM  professional in a recent article, “Advisers Lend Retirement Inve… Read More

America First Investment Advisors has been named one of the “Top 9 Best Financial Advisors in Omaha for 2021-2022” by AdvisoryHQ, an unbiased third-party research organization… Read More

Well, the day has finally come:  It’s now easy to make money in the market.  All you have to do is buy what’s been going up.  Why didn’t anyone see this befo… Read More

The Soufflé & The Sledgehammer Tesla is not a stock we own, but a look at recent news shows just how different our investment approach is from that of speculators and fans… Read More

Tesla is not a stock we own, but a look at recent news shows just how different our investment approach is from that of speculators and fans of indexing. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently warn… Read More

The aim of a rational investment strategy is to compound returns in order to build or preserve wealth.  No one disagrees with that statement.  Yet, when we look at CNBC and the… Read More

The Index Committee decides which companies should be in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index. Members of the Committee know a lot about the companies they decide to i… Read More

You are likely much wealthier than you realize. People own lots of different kinds of assets. Bank accounts, retirement plans, property, a business, home, etc. You have a pretty good id… Read More

Business in OmahaSometimes we chance upon data related to business in Omaha that can’t be found easily online. If it seems likely to be of interest to investors, entrepreneurs, and th… Read More

“A three-part test? Why bother? Why don’t you just do what those Wall Street analysts recommend? You know, the ones that are on the financial news shows. They seem to know… Read More

“Bottom line:  Cash only matters when it matters.  And when it matters, it really, really matters.” – Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield Asset Management Whe… Read More

“Bottom line:  Cash only matters when it matters.  And when it matters, it really, really matters.” – Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield Asset Management Whe… Read More

Are you looking for a financial planner in Omaha and wondering what questions to ask? It’s easy to find lists of suggested questions online. These have been around for years and a… Read More

Are you looking for a financial planner and wondering what questions to ask? It’s easy to find lists of suggested questions online. These have been around for years and are nearly… Read More

Will we soon have negative interest rates in the United States? This weird, upside-down condition wasn’t in economic textbooks and is a challenge for investors and financial advisors… Read More

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There were two main headlines from the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting held earlier this month: Buffett Sells Entire Stake in AirlinesBerkshire a Net Seller of Stocks in First Quarter… Read More

Is the board of Berkshire Hathaway doing a bad job for shareholders? At least two firms that advise pension plans and other big investors say yes. How can this be? Warren Buffett, the… Read More

“Bottom line:  Cash only matters when it matters.  And when it matters, it really, really matters.” – Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield Asset Management We… Read More

Interesting Times Sharp declines in the stock market have prompted a few calls from clients. Not nearly as many as you might expect, actually. We all know that news networks thrive on w… Read More

James Thurber wrote that “It’s better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” The topic at hand helps prove the point. Even though I’ve titled thi… Read More

A rule of thumb known as Price’s Law can help explain why some companies fail.  It reminds us how important it is to understand the nature of the businesses we own. Price’s… Read More

A rule of thumb known as Price’s Law can help explain why some companies fail.  It reminds us how important it is to understand the nature of the businesses we own. Price’s… Read More

We’re pleased to be able to offer our investment management clients in Omaha the expertise of two CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professionals. Matt Holloway and Katerina Wiese have both… Read More

Spotlight on Financial Planning We like it when clients ask us their financial planning questions, so don’t hesitate to call. Here are a few we’ve helped answer recently:… Read More

If you search online for a highly-rated financial advisor in Omaha, you will find reviews by such firms as AdvisoryHQ. We are pleased that America First Investment Advisors is often include… Read More

For the fourth year in a row, America First Investment Advisors has been named one of the “Top 8 Best Financial Advisors in Omaha” by AdvisoryHQ, an unbiased third-party research… Read More

The trustees of the Omaha School Employees’ Retirement System have taught everyone a lesson in how to be a bad investor. A series of articles by Henry J. Cordes of the Omaha World-Hera… Read More