Coming April 10, 2017

Did you know that when you pay for investment advice, your adviser might not always have your best interests at heart? Yes, investment advisers are currently legally allowed to sell you products with their own financial gains in mind, even if it means that the products have a high price tag or pay excessive commissions. […]

Castle Rock Investment Company Celebrates 10 Years!

Castle Rock Investment Company, formed in April 2006, is an independent woman-owned registered investment adviser located in Castle Rock, Colorado. We celebrated our 10-year anniversary on April 17, 2016. To celebrate this important milestone, 50 people attended our 10 Year Anniversary Party at Siena at the Courtyard in Castle Rock.  It was a wonderful evening […]

Water Cooler Wisdom – First Quarter 2015

Most of the significant economic elements from the end of 2014 carried into the first quarter of 2015, including the abnormally low price of oil, a strong U.S. dollar, and the ongoing financial experiment of the Federal Reserve. The European Central Bank’s decision to implement a negative deposit rate (-0.10%) last June has become kitchen […]

White House Memo: A Moment of Opportunity for Fiduciaries to Retirement Plans

If you think we’re letting go of the “fumbling children” reference made by FSI chairman Adam Antoniades, you have another thing coming. He reminds me of the proud “Minnesota Fats” character in the classic film The Hustler— he doesn’t want to recognize the truth and talent of the situation he’s faced with by “Fast Eddie” […]

Declaration of Independence

“Can you be more specific?” Embarrassing, but true: the retirement industry is asking that of the US government. The definition of a Fiduciary needs to be more specific because of cases where Plan Sponsors are legally charged unreasonable fees for a long time, but the Department of Labor’s interpretation is undesirable to Wall Street. Of […]

Not that Complicated

In any fight, there are two sides waving their arms around. The Financial Services Institute, or FSI, states in response to a recent White House memo that changing the way the delicate fiduciary system is run will ruin everything. The Financial Services Institute, or FSI, is in opposition to redefining the Fiduciary Standard as it […]

Press Release: Castle Rock Investment Company Announces Support of SaveOurRetirement.com

(CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO JANUARY 26, 2015) Castle Rock Investment Company has announced its support of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) effort to more broadly define fiduciaries as “those persons who render investment advice to plans and IRAs for a fee.” By amending the regulatory definition of the term “fiduciary,” the DOL will require all investment […]