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New Year. Same Markets. Better Media Diet.
If you want a resolution that will actually help your investing life in 2026, start here: clean up your media diet.
Not because we’re suggesting you avoid reality or pretend the world is calm. We mean something more practical: be ruthless about who gets access to your attention and what they’re trying to do with it.
Most financial media isn’t designed to help you invest well. It’s designed to keep you watching. So…
Everything is urgent.
Everything is breaking.
Everything is either a bubble or a collapse.
And the “right move” is always: stay tuned.
Your long view plan runs on a different fuel. It’s built on evidence, diversification, and the actual life you’re trying to fund. It’s built on what lasts, not what trends.
The best long view investors are not the ones consuming the most content. They are the ones protecting their attention, staying consistent, and making changes only when the facts change.
A simple filter for 2026:
Before you read or watch anything money-related, ask:
“How is the author trying to make me feel?”
If the answer is “anxious,” close the tab. Move on.
Attention is a financial asset. Treat it like one.
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A Thoughtful Moment for Year End Giving
As the year comes to a close, this is a reminder that there are just a few days left to make charitable gifts that count for this year’s taxes. Many of you have already completed your giving. If generosity towards family or charity is still part of your year end plans alongside holiday gifts, there is still time to act with intention.
At Hill Investment Group, we view giving as an extension of a long view, values driven plan. Credible giving means supporting what matters to you while being thoughtful about how and when you give. For those who are eligible, charitable gifts from an IRA can be an especially efficient way to give, particularly when required minimum distributions are already part of the picture. Donor advised funds also allow families to give appreciated assets and avoid capital gains tax.
Tax law changes beginning on January 1, 2026, may reduce the value of charitable deductions for some households. For families who are already planning to give, completing gifts this year can be a thoughtful way to align generosity with 2025’s tax laws.
If year end giving is already part of your plan, now is a natural time to bring it across the finish line. Send us a note at service@HillInvestmentGroup.com if you want help accomplishing your goals for this year.
Back to Basics: What Drives Long-Term Investing Success
If you’re traveling this Thanksgiving and want something both smart and calming to listen to, we have a great pick. Investing 101 – It’s a short, clear episode from the Rational Reminder podcast, which highlights the same evidence-based investing principles we believe in.
In the episode, hosts Ben Felix, Dan Bortolotti, and Ben Wilson revisit the research-backed ideas that support a disciplined investing experience: owning markets instead of trying to time them, staying globally diversified, keeping costs low, and maintaining focus amid market noise.
We’re sharing it because even the most experienced long-view investors benefit from revisiting these fundamentals, especially during a season that’s often busy and hectic, yet ultimately about gratitude and perspective.
Pop in your headphones, take a walk, or queue it up on your flight home, and share it with a friend. It’s 40 minutes well spent.
As this season of gathering kicks off, if someone you care about could benefit from our approach, give us a call or email us here.
