Lexington Times (August 2026)

Choosing The Right Scoreboard

We believe five questions are worth asking every year. Asking these, preferably with the help of a qualified financial planner, can give you a much better idea of your scoreboard.

Could a 10% Death Tax Replace Inheritance Tax?

Beyond our day to day work with clients, our team members are often involved in personal projects and community initiatives that inspire us all.

Two Apprentices, Twenty-Two Years Apart, and One Very Lexington Idea

At Lexington, we often talk about helping people live life by design, not by default. It is more than a phrase on a website. That is why, this year, we have done something we are especially proud of. We have welcomed two new financial planning apprentices into Lexington. One is 18. The other is 40.

THE STOCK MARKET (UPDATED AUGUST 2026)

The key benchmark you should care about is achieving all of your financial and life goals and not running out of money.

The Unimportant Numbers – 1 Month

Monthly figures are a distraction from your long-term goals, we’ll help you avoid the noise.

The Important Numbers – 30 Years

Investing in the Great Companies of the World has produced life-changing returns for the disciplined and patient investor.

RATIONAL OPTIMISM

The media is not a friend of the disciplined and patient investor. Whether it’s on TV, Print or Online, the media prefers to focus on short-term returns, market predictions, and negative news. Which is not suitable for a long-term investor.

Below are the stories, podcasts, and images which we wanted to share with you this month, which are uplifting, interesting and informative.

These links below will take you to articles on other websites.

Interesting News

We present the following as an antidote to the onslaught of negative news.

Further Reading

Here are some articles you may find interesting this month.

Listen & Watch

A Picture is worth 1000 Words