Posts by Peter Blatt
On the Mark Special Edition: Tariffs 2.0
By Kezia Samuel, CFA, CAIA | Chief Market Strategist at AssetMark The Trump administration’s import tariffs have the potential to lower economic growth and increase inflation, but as discussions continue,…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: Building Strength: In the Gym and in Your Estate Plan
Starting Small Leads to Lasting Success—Whether in Fitness or Estate Planning By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. Last week, I resumed lifting weights. I love the energy that comes from building…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: Why should we be afraid of rampant inflation?
By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. During the winter break, our family traveled to New Orleans. It was our first time in the ‘Crescent City.’ We took a history tour of…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: Google Easily Finds Peter Blatt, Palm Beach Gardens Financial Advisor Walking Into His Office!
By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. A few weeks ago, one of my clients called extremely excited and said, ‘I found you on Google Earth.’ That sounded to me like she…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: How to thrive in 2021
By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. During the week before Christmas, I hiked with my younger son’s Scout Troop on the Appalachian Trail. This trip was planned early in 2020 and…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: How to evaluate the lessons we are learning from this year
By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. Changing plans does not mean changing your outlook. At the end of each day of hiking the Continental Divide Trail with the Boy Scouts, each…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: A new perspective from adversity
By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. I returned early last week from an amazing trip with my son, David, and the Boy Scouts of Troop 132. We hiked Yellowstone National Park…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: Palm Beach Gardens, Unemployment Rates, New Technology Jobs, and Selling in May
By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. Early this morning as I was walking my golden retriever, Jack, I noticed the oddest of conversations. Some of my other dog walking neighbors, were…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: Politics and Personal Budgeting
By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. Earlier this week, I was watching Bloomberg at about 5 AM, and a poll streamed across the board. The poll was in regards to safety…
Read MoreThe Blatt Watch: Freedoms We Take For Granted
By Peter Blatt, J.D., LL.M. A few days ago walking my dog Jack, I noticed a neighbor hanging an American flag. As I walked by and thought how nice that…
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