Author: Rich Arzaga

Rich Arzaga is the founder and CEO of Cornerstone Wealth Management. Rich is a nationally recognized leader, speaker, and Certified Financial Planner™. His specialties include: wealth management, investing, real estate, and business exit planning. Rich is also an instructor at the U.C. Berkeley Extension. He was recognized by the Financial Planning Program as the 2008 Instructor of the Year. Rich’s professional credentials include licensing as an agent for life, disability, long term care insurances, and financial planning. Rich also holds a real estate broker’s license. Rich’s education includes a BA in advertising from San Jose State University, and Graduate Studies at Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He also graduated with distinction from the Personal Financial Planning Program at U.C. Berkeley.

Rich Arzaga teaches Real Estate Investments @ UC Silicon Valley Spring 2021

Real Estate Investment Classes via Zoom

Course starts April 21st The next Real Estate Investments course starts soon at UC Silicon Valley Extension, the Zoom edition. This class will serve as an important foundation for making a buy, sell, and hold real estate investment decisions. Please forward this to anyone you feel may be interested. The coursework includes: • An introduction […]

January 2021: The Beginning of the End

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Happy New Year! It’s not over yet. Healthcare workers continue to perform heroically, while the rest of us must continue to make sacrifices until vaccines are widely distributed. Despite the ongoing threat of COVID-19, it’s important to remember the tremendous progress the US economy has made in its recovery so far: The US economy has […]

Why Your Financial Plan Should Look Forward To 2021

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What a difference a month can make. Political ads have disappeared for now. A new administration prepares to occupy our highest elected office. Several COVID vaccines have been approved and show promise. And in a few weeks, 2020 will be in the rearview mirror.

Election 2020

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Former Vice President Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump in a tight race and bringing an end to the highly contested 2020 election. The new president-elect benefited from high voter turnout and solid support among independent and suburban voters. At the same time, Trump kept […]

Fall Season Brings Optimism and a Little Better Progress

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It feels like the country hasn’t made much progress since early March, but there has been opportunity for progress during the past seven months. How you did financially during this period depends to a great extent on what you did during this time.

September 2020 Market Outlook

Market Outlook - The Dog Days of September 2020

San Francisco Bay Area skies are dark and orange following record heat the last few days. Ash is falling from the sky, but the stock market rose sharply this afternoon. September is shaping up to be an interesting month.

Learn About Real Estate Investing. Class starts Sept 8, 2020 via Zoom.

Real Estate Investing Classes via Zoom by Rich Arzaga

Please forward this to anyone you feel may be interested. The next Real Estate Investments for Financial Planners course starts soon at UC Berkeley Extension, The Zoom Edition.  This class will serve as an important foundation for making buy, sell, and hold real estate investment decisions. The coursework includes: An introduction to real estate investment […]

The battle versus COVID-19 continues. As does the push to open the economy.

Battle against COVID - Market Outlook and Investments

The spread in some of the recent hotspots like California and Florida is slowing, while states in the Northeast and Midwest are now experiencing increases in cases. According to the World Health Organization, 27 vaccines are in human trials, and the chances of an approved vaccine by late this year or early next year are […]