Welcome.

I'm a financial advisor by profession, and a writer and artist by avocation. This site was created to serve my current clients and interested individuals by providing:
  • current information about green investing trends and resources for environmentally and socially concerned investors
  • fresh opinions on the state of the economy and the stock market
  • easy access to recent newsletters, investment forms, and financial resources
  • information about how I do business and how to prepare for an office visit
  • links and resources about general financial topics, socially conscious investing, and alternative news/commentaries
  • archives of my past newsletters and web commentaries
  • access to my artwork and photography


Photo Exhibits

(Click to see more photos)
Every Second Saturday -The Art Studios
Studio 2, 1727 1/2 I Street
(behind Michelangelo's Restaurant)

Megami Bento-Ya Restaurant, 1010 10th


None of my photos are Photo Shopped. None are double exposures. However, my new photo collages are composite of my photos.



What's New  
  Check out this Sacramento Bee article by Claudia Buck about college financing. It quotes my daughter, Sonya, and me and references the college contract shown to below.  
   
  Bob's College Contract  
   
  (Click to download)  
  Economic and Credit Crisis Resources: I have added a collection of articles and resources about the financial crisis to the Resources Page.  
 

 
 
 
 

Second Quarter 2010
One Year / Five Year
Annualized Performance

Standard and Poor's 500
(12%)/+14%/(1%)
     
FTSE KLD 400 Social Index  
(12%)/+16%/0%
     
Dow Jones Industrial Average (reinvested dividends)  
(9%)/+19%/+2%
     
S&P Mid Cap 400  
10%)/+25%/+2%
     
Russell 2000 (Small-Cap Stocks)  
(10%)/+22%/0%
     
MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East Stocks)  
(14%)/+6%/+1%
     
Barclay's Capital Aggregate Bond  
+4%/+10%/+6%
You cannot invest in the above indices and averages. Indexes are unmanaged groups of securities and are not directly available for investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future return. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Passive benchmarks are unmanaged groups of securities and are not directly available for investment.

Source: First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC Market Commentary (April, 2010).