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June Market Commentary
Is “Everything gonna be alright”?Everything’s Gonna be Alright- David Lee Murphy and Kenny Chesney (2018) It would be naïve to think that one month of rallying US stocks would mean that markets are back on track and there is nothing to worry about. Remember that to...
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May Market Commentary – The End of a Fed Cycle?
The End of a Fed Cycle? April Recap and May Outlook The biggest news in the Fed’s statement after their meeting on May 3 was what it didn’t say. The Fed’s statement from March contained the language “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be...
April Market Commentary – All’s Well That Ends Well? Not So Fast…
March recap and April Outlook Equity markets, using the S&P 500 index return as a proxy, at first glance appear to have shrugged off the mid-month drama of multiple domestic, regional bank failures and the forced sale of a massive Swiss bank. Attention was...
Financial Literacy Month: Common Sense Money Rules to Up Your Financial Management
Financial Literacy Month: Common Sense Money Rules to Up Your Financial Management Financial literacy month is a time when we remind ourselves to learn as much about keeping money as we do making it. April is Financial Literacy month in the US, so designated by a US...
The Top 12 Credit Card Mistakes People Make
The Top 12 Credit Card Mistakes People It’s all too easy to make financial mistakes when you have your first credit card. If you don’t know how to preserve your financial standing and your credit score, it can be easy to fall into trouble. Millions of people every...
Retiring in a Volatile Market: Control What You Can
Retiring in a Volatile Market: Control What You Can With contributions from Mark Essenfeld, CFP®, AIF® Retirement during a volatile market is unsettling. Whether you are on the cusp or have already made the leap, a market downturn’s impact on your savings will be...
Plan Sponsor Study Reveals Three Key Themes To Help Inform Plan Improvements in 2023
Plan Sponsor Study Reveals Three Key Themes To Help Inform Plan Improvements in 2023 If you’re like most plan sponsors, you know you can always learn something from the findings of a survey of your own peers. When it comes to the role your workplace retirement plan...
March Market Commentary – Why Aren’t Rate Hikes Working?
February Recap and March Outlook If there's an aphorism for February that you could embroider on a pillow, it would be, "The more things change, the more they remain the same." Markets appear to have finally started taking Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's...
Tips for Achieving a Comfortable Retirement Savings Plan
Tips for Achieving a Comfortable Retirement Savings Plan Although most of us recognize the importance of sound retirement planning, few of us embrace the nitty-gritty work involved. With thousands of investment possibilities, complex rules governing retirement plans,...
February Market Commentary – Powell’s Not Done
January Recap and February Outlook The market adage is “as January goes, so goes the year.” Is it true? According to an analysis by Fidelity, January returns are positive about 75% of the time the full year turns out positive. The rally was certainly a relief after...
Everything You Need to Know About the SECURE Act 2.0
Everything You Need to Know About the SECURE Act 2.0 Retirement. It’s one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, stressors for those in the working world. Are you saving enough? What’s happening to Social Security? How can you know? While those questions may not have...