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Note: This market review was published on February 28th, 2020 and may not be reflective of current market or investing issues.

In his brief essay yesterday, Woody Brock, one of our research partners, wrote that the Coronavirus is truly an “unknowable unknown”.  And while we are all sympathetic to those who have died, or are sick and possibly stranded, the stock market around the world can be brutal when there is not enough information to make an informed decision.

Over the summer of 2019, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. On December 19, 2019, the Senate passed the bill, and it was signed into law by the President on December 20, 2019.

The bill affects many Americans and may potentially result in the update of many financial plans here at Longview. The bill is long and covers many areas including the following:

• Required Minimum Distributions from qualified accounts
• Contributions

Happy New Year!

As we begin a new year, we would like to thank you. Thank you for sharing your lives and your stories with us over the last year. Some of you celebrated – adding to your family, retiring, or moving to a new home. Some of you have mourned – losing loved ones, going through a divorce, or struggling with health issues. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your lives. We value the

The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences (CHES) presented the annual Jack Davis Professional Achievement Awards during homecoming activities on campus.

The Jack Davis awards are presented to outstanding CHES alumni for their professional accomplishments. The awards have been given out since 1986, and are named to honor the first man to graduate from the College, Dr. Lewis Clifton “Jack” Davis, Jr.

Longview’s Jessica Smith was selected as a 2019 award recipient.

Jessica Hovis Smith recently

Andrew Gipner has obtained the ACCREDITED ESTATE PLANNER ® designation. It is awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC) to recognize estate planning professionals who meet stringent requirements of experience, knowledge, education, professional reputation, and character. An AEP® designee must embrace the team concept of estate planning and adhere to the NAEPC Code of Ethics, as well as participate in an annual renewal and recertification process.

The Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®) designation is a graduate-level, multi-disciplinary

Jessica, Chad, Lauren, Jonathan, and Debbie attended the 2019 Tie the Ribbons event held at the VBC North Hall. The annual event was informational and moving, as always.

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology‘s breast and ovarian cancer research team of scientists are “committed to the goal of using genomic science and HudsonAlpha’s state-of-the-art technology to find new breakthroughs in breast and ovarian cancers.”

To learn more about the event, visit https://hudsonalpha.org/foundation/tie-the-ribbons-event/

Longview team member Jonathan Jones and his wife, Alex, had the privilege of attending this year’s Empty Stocking Gala. The Empty Stocking Gala is a Christmas charity event held at the Anniston Meeting Center in Anniston, AL each year. This year’s event marked the Gala’s 30^th anniversary. Jonathan was a lifelong resident of the Anniston and Oxford area before relocating to Huntsville to join the Longview team in August 2019, and he knows firsthand the impact this event has on

For the 2019-2020 season, Longview has served as the sole sponsor for the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Alumni Association. Alumni members were treated to another great presentation from the always fun and interesting Neil Lamb, PhD. The Fall event was held at the Paul Propst Center on campus, and it was the first presentation from the brand new 2019-2020 guidebook.

To learn more about the Alumni Association, visit https://hudsonalpha.org/foundation/alumni-association/.

You can also follow Dr. Lamb on his Shareable