Market Beat: Second verse same as the first?
Earnings reporting season for the second quarter will get started soon. Alcoa Aluminum will report their results on July 17. Traditionally, Alcoa’s report is considered to be the start of the earnings season even though...
Spring skiing supports steady growth in visitor spending in Truckee Tahoe
The growth in tourism this winter backed by heavy snowfall carried into the spring, with the opportunity to ski and swim in the same day are luring guests in. “People (could) get out on the...
Truckee council eyes TOT increase for affordable housing
In an attempt to find a secure funding source for affordable housing projects, Truckee is looking at an increase in Transient Occupancy Taxes, which would require approval from Truckee voters. In May this year True...
Market Beat: Second quarter rebounds in time
The second quarter of this year has just closed and was a good one for the markets. May was a rough month for stocks due primarily to the trade war fears. In the month of...
Good Morning Truckee: Protect, enhance and restore our water resources
Ensuring our surrounding water resources are protected, enhanced, and restored is good for the environment, promotes healthy living, improves quality of life, and enhances our local economy. Good Morning Truckee will hear about projects that...
Drew Walden joins Engel & Völkers as real estate advisor
Engel & Völkers Truckee announced today Drew Walden has joined its brokerage as a real estate advisor, bringing his market knowledge, customer service experience, and local connections to help best service Truckee and Lake Tahoe...
Tahoe Truckee nonprofits merge into Sierra Community House
Four distinguished nonprofit organizations in the Tahoe Truckee area have merged together to create the Sierra Community House. The collective organization is made up of the Family Resource Center of Truckee, North Tahoe Family Resource...
3-D mural by John Pugh adorns new co-working space in Truckee
A new co-working space has opened with an artistic addition by John Pugh, a Truckee artist, who painted a mural in the new internet space in downtown Truckee, just off Bridge and South East River...
Market Beat: Retirement income
A very important part of financial planning is planning for retirement and deciding how you’re going to manage the retirement income from your retirement accounts. One common strategy is known as the 4% rule. The...
Enhancing a destination: County approves projects to support tourism
Trail and transportation improvements will be coming to North Lake Tahoe with Placer County approving $2.3 million, high-priority projects in the county’s Tourism Master Plan. The county also approved a $3.9 million contract with the...
Market Beat: Master Limited Partnerships
Master Limited Partnerships or MLPs trade on exchanges just like common stocks, but have a different structure which makes them attractive, especially for income-oriented investors. Diversification is very important within an investment portfolio to help...
Market Beat: Types of mutual funds
One of the best ways that investors can manage risk is through diversification. Mutual funds are a good way for investors to achieve broad diversification of their assets. The very first mutual funds were used...
Made to order: California company Plant Prefab installs duplex at Olympic Valley development in single afternoon
At a factory in Rialto, six rectangular modules weighing between 20,000 and 40,000 pounds each are loaded and secured to a trailer for a more than 450-mile trek north. Upon arrival in Olympic Valley, the...
Market Beat: Sell in May and go away
“Sell in May and go away” is an old stock market saying that has been around for a long time and still gets mentioned in the financial news, with other well-known adages like the “Super...
Raley’s construction breaks ground on new grocery in Truckee
Raley’s executives broke ground on the new grocery store at Soaring Ranch Wednesday, as a crowd gathered around the construction site. “This has been a dream to have a store in Truckee,” said Julie Teel,...
Don Rogers: Last call for Best Of
Today’s the day and tonight’s the night if you mean to cast votes for your favorite among favorites, the best among the best of what the North Lake Tahoe region has to offer. Voting ends...
Market Beat: Understanding bond yields
In today’s interest rate environment, the yield curve is very flat and recently inverted. In a normal interest rate environment, the yield curve slopes upward so bonds with longer maturities pay a higher rate of...
One more week for Best Of North Lake Tahoe vote
OK, voting is down to the last week for the Best Of North Lake Tahoe, including Truckee, Kings Beach and Tahoe City — a great triangle of community as well as one of the most...
Tourism grows significantly in Truckee
A surge in Truckee tourism this past year has led to a significant increase in Transient Occupancy Tax collection. Between July 2018 and March 2019, Truckee raked in $3.5 million in Transient Occupancy Tax with...
Market Beat: Hedging for portfolio protection
Hedging is a defensive tactic that can be used to help protect your portfolio. It’s kind of like buying insurance on your home, it costs money, you hope that you never need it, but will...
