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Changes in tax laws, insurance regulations, estate planning and the general fluctuations in the marketplace can affect your investment strategies. Our weekly blog will keep you current on everything you need to know to pursue your financial objectives. 

 

Monday, September 16, 2019

More questions than answers…that is how I feel today.

 

Monday, September 16, 2019

In this weeks recap: the Dow logs an 8-day winning streak and Treasuries sell off as the mood brightens slightly in the U.S.-China trade dispute; yearly core inflation reaches a 13-month high.

 

Monday, September 9, 2019

In this week’s recap: the three Wall Street benchmarks advance as investors respond to newly scheduled U.S.-China trade talks and see a silver lining in the latest employment and manufacturing data.

 

Monday, September 9, 2019

How do you shop? Has it changed in the last decade? I find myself price checking items in stores against Amazon or other on-line retailers. If I can save money and can wait two or three days for the item to arrive I’m guilty of a...

 

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

In this week’s recap: Wall Street finishes August with a rally, China decides to pause a potential response to oncoming U.S. tariffs, and two consumer confidence indices send different messages.

 

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

What did you pay for a gallon of gas when you first starting driving? Inflation - the greatly discounted and often overlooked element of financial planning is real. The cost of your current standard of living and the basket of goods...

 

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

The August 2019 Issue of Industry Insights is now available!

 

Monday, August 26, 2019

In this week’s recap: China unveils new tariffs, the U.S. responds in kind, Jerome Powell speaks at Jackson Hole, leading economic indicators rise, and stocks fall.

 

Monday, August 26, 2019

This week’s Weekly Market Review contains timely updates on the federal reserve, tariff rhetoric, and interesting statistics on where in our country the new jobs are. Today is my dad’s Full Retirement Age birthday (66)!...

 

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

In this week’s recap: equities are hit by considerable volatility, following developments in the bond market as well as the U.S.-China trade dispute.

 

Monday, August 19, 2019

Most every piece of economic data suggest our domestic economy is very strong. Inflation, unemployment, consumer confidence, wage growth, accommodative interest rates, and on and on, but a moment of being able to earn more annual...

 

Monday, August 12, 2019

My family loves the beach and we were able to squeeze in a long beach weekend before school started back. While walking down to the beach I noticed a handicap enabled boardwalk dedicated to an individual that “always had a heart...

 

Monday, August 12, 2019

In this week’s recap: China jolts the markets by devaluing the yuan, aggregate second-quarter earnings top analyst projections, and stocks retreat for the week.

 

Monday, August 5, 2019

It made front page news of every media outlet in the country in 2011. The USA has lost it's AAA credit rating! When the S&P downgraded US issued debt; rumors and predictions of our country’s financial demise ran rapid....

 

Monday, August 5, 2019

In this week's recap: stocks fall after a Federal Reserve rate cut, new tariffs are planned for Chinese goods, and payrolls see triple-digit monthly growth.

 

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

A bi-partisan effort in Congress is underway that would allow Medicare recipients to open and contribute to a health savings account (HSA).

 

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The July 2019 Issue of Industry Insights is now available!

 

Monday, July 29, 2019

Did you ever play kick the can as a kid? I can remember the excitement of playing at night with all my cousins during a family get together! Our elected officials have gotten really comfortable with playing kick the can in relation to...

 

Monday, July 29, 2019

In this week’s recap: stocks rise, data shows economic growth slowing from the first quarter, and the stage is set for further U.S.-China trade discussions.

 

Monday, July 22, 2019

In this week’s recap: stocks dip as earnings season begins; investors wait for the July Federal Reserve meeting, while considering retail sales data and comments from Fed officials.

 

Monday, July 15, 2019

We hope that you enjoy this week’s Weekly Market Review. Contained within are details behind last week’s record setting level reached by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We all know how important oil is. Heck, many Wars have been...

 

Monday, July 15, 2019

Since the Trump White House increased tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports...

 

Monday, July 8, 2019

This week’s Weekly Market Review details the strong job report from last week and it’s predicted impact on interest rate policy. Coming off an ugly finish in 2018, the US stock market set all-time...

 

Monday, July 8, 2019

The S&P 500 was up +18.5% YTD...

 

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

The June 2019 Issue of Industry Insights is now available!

 

Monday, June 24, 2019

Contained within are summations of the Fed’s meeting last week and the market’s expectation of the Fed’s future action related to interest rates. Also...

 

Monday, June 24, 2019

The S&P 500 hit an all-time peak of 2,964.03, in intraday trading Friday, while improving 2.20% across five market days. . The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite posted respective, 5-day advances of 2.41% and 3.01%...

 

Monday, June 17, 2019

The significance of the Strait of Hormuz is defined by numbers – 21% of the world’s daily output of oil travels by tankers out of the Persian Gulf via the strait. This body of water, only 24 miles wide, sits just south of Iran...

 

Monday, June 10, 2019

The trade dispute with Mexico has been avoided and the markets are reacting very positively, despite lots of economic data slowing a upcoming slow down. Case in point was the May 2019 jobs report that you can read more about by...

 

Monday, June 3, 2019

It might be time to fill up that extra gas can in the garage since oil prices have fallen rather dramatically in the last month. Both trade concerns and record production are contributing to the falling price.

 

Friday, May 31, 2019

The May 2019 Issue of Industry Insights is now available!

 

Monday, May 20, 2019

Good morning! Please find attached this week’s Weekly Market Review which centers on trade relations with China. While the market remains optimistic about a resolution; 25% tariffs on $200 billion goods are in place. The longer...