BMCM Blog
Staying Put
Work is going well? Fantastic! Perhaps you received a raise, or you are newly promoted. Maybe you paid off your student loans or credit card. For whatever reason you find yourself with a sudden, persistent source of extra cash. Congratulations! You have options… But...
Halloween on Market Street
Halloween on Market Street We have received some nice compliments about our festive flower box at the entrance to our office. I wish I could say we did all of the work ourselves, but it was our great neighbors at the flower shop next door. Slightly more than...
Gonna Fly Now
Gonna Fly Now It has been hard to sit through 2020 without writing a single piece related to the upcoming Presidential election. Politics are so polarizing, I thought it would be best to steer clear and focus on other topics. This has become increasingly difficult...
Christopher Davis obtains CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ credentials
Corning, NY, October 16, 2020 – Burns Matteson Capital Management, an SEC Registered Investment Advisory firm located on Market Street in Corning, is pleased to announce that Christopher Davis has been authorized by the Certified Financial Board of Standards to use...
Umbrellas are not just for rainy days
Photo by: Victoria Borodinova An area of insurance coverage that sometimes gets overlooked is that of personal excess liability insurance, commonly known as an...
The 50 Smile Challenge
Physical Distancing – Yes Social Distancing – NO It has been ten weeks since the term “Social Distancing” has come into our vernacular. As our nation continues to recovery from both the health and economic scare of the past few months, it’s now more important...
$300 “Above the Line” Charitable Donation
By now many of you are familiar with the CARES act passed by Washington in March. Among other benefits, the CARES act provided $1,200 stimulus checks to eligible taxpayers, as well as $500 checks for eligible taxpayers with children under the age of 17. One benefit...
When Bad News Produces Good Results
When bad news produces good results The Dow Jones Industrial Average has moved higher by a staggering 5,127 points since March 23rd, just three weeks ago (data as of 4/12/2020). That seems so counter-intuitive. Has the news around the world gotten “better” in...
A Second Chance
A Second Chance Whenever investors see large downturns in the stock market, it is easy for them to wonder “should I have seen this coming”? When investors start to look in the rear view mirror at all the COVID-19 news, it’s even more difficult to pick the date...
Should we temper our expectations?
I think we should. As I write this on the afternoon of Thursday March 26th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up close to 4,000 points from the intraday lows hit just three days ago on Monday March 23rd. Pundits and prognosticators are giving interviews today, many...