Wealth Watch Newsletter – April 2025

By VWG Wealth Management on May 23, 2025

A monthly newsletter from your wealth management professionals. We have incorporated content not only about investments and financial planning, but also about important topics such as retirement, wellness, issues specific to women, business owners, next generation planning, and more. 

Weekly Wisdom

DOGE is an Opportunity

Boeing Is Winning Again

The wins are adding up for the United States’ largest airplane maker. Last Friday, Boeing (BA) won a contract to design and build the United States’ next generation stealth fighter jet, beating out Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) for an estimated $20 billion dollar program. The R&D portion of the contract will be cost-plus, meaning cost overruns will be paid by the government, not Boeing (BA). In a press briefing on the matter, Donald Trump stated, “this will ensure that the USA continues to dominate the skies”. This new jet is dubbed the F-47 and will replace the F-22 Raptor. This is a huge win for Boeing, who lost the F-35 fighter program to Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) in 2001. Now, Boeing is ensuring that it will maintain its role as a designer and producer of military fighter planes.

Insights: Protecting Your Credit & Protecting Your Special Needs Child

Protecting Your Credit After a Data Breach

In 2024, we witnessed numerous significant cyber and ransomware attacks, as well as data breaches, impacting millions of people worldwide. Some of the most notable incidents involved major entities such as the cloud-data platform Snowflake, UnitedHealth Group, and Fidelity Investments. These cybersecurity breaches resulted in the theft of millions of customer records, including sensitive information like bank account details, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and medical records…

Protecting Your Special Needs Child After Your Death

Over the past few decades, life expectancy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) has increased due to medical advances and improved living conditions. The number of adults with I/DD aged 60 and older is expected to nearly double from 641,860 in 2000 to 1.2 million by 2030.1 Those with both physical disabilities and I/DD often require some sort of support throughout their adult lives to carry out day-to-day tasks. For parents of disabled children, this poses future challenges as their children will likely outlive them and will continue to need assistance after their passing…

Well-th & Wellbeing

April Focus on Wellness: Sustainable Wellness

In recent years, many food, wellness, and beauty companies have launched marketing campaigns claiming their products are sustainable and “clean” to attract health- and environment-conscious consumers. However, these claims can sometimes be misleading and are part of a broader phenomenon known as “greenwashing.”

Greenwashing is a deceptive marketing tactic that makes an organization’s products, goals, or policies appear environmentally friendly. This strategy makes it difficult for people who care about the nutrients in their food and where their food is sourced to make informed decisions when purchasing products.

It is challenging to avoid falling for this type of marketing, and even harder to identify what is truly sustainable for your health and wellness journey. We are here to teach you a few ways to be sustainable with your food and beauty products and avoid greenwashing. Below are three strategies you can integrate into your lifestyle to support your health and the sanctity of your local community and environment.

1. Shop at Local Farmers Markets 
2. Eat Plant-Based Meals

Below is a detailed breakdown of these steps in sustainable wellness and a resource to learn more about the health benefits of a plant-based diet. 

Achieving Authentic Wellness in a Greenwashed World

A Resolution for a Plant-Based Revolution (Ep. 17)

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