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What Is a Recession?
Last Updated: August 12, 2024 Volatile stock markets, rising interest rates, and the highest inflation rates in 40 years bring one nagging question to the front of Americans’ minds: Are we in a recession? What Is a Recession? Definitions abound, so let’s discuss what a recession is—simply put, a recession…
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Weekly Market Report: August 1–5, 2022
Unexpected Jobs Data In July, the U.S. economy added an impressive 528,000 jobs. This was double the expected jobs number. However, the market didn’t do so well this week. The Dow was off slightly, off 0.1%. S&P was up a little bit, 0.4. Nasdaq up 2.2 for the week, but…
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Weekly Market Report: July 25–29, 2022
The market had a pretty good day last Tuesday. For the week, the Dow finished up 3%, S&P 500 up 4.3%, NASDAQ was up 4.7. It’s still off over 20% for the year, so technically, in a bear market. The ten-year treasury was down to 2.66% on the yield, and…
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Estate Planning for Valuable Cars or Car Collections
Last Updated: August 12, 2024 You love it. You know you do. Why else would you spend so much time with it? I’m talking about your favorite car or, if you’re fortunate, car collection. The truth is, when you die, decisions will have to be made about your precious collection…
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The True Cost of Homeownership
Last Updated: July 25, 2024 To many, owning a home is the pinnacle of adulthood, responsibility, and success. When you think about purchasing a home, you may tend to only think about it in terms of your down payment and monthly mortgage payment. But to limit your homeownership budget to…
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What Is Financial Planning?
Last Updated: June 28, 2024 According to the CFP® Board, “Financial planning involves look at a client’s entire financial picture and advising them on how to achieve their short- and long-term financial goals.” If this seems broad, well, it is—financial planning covers a vast range of areas with the goal…
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How a Mega Backdoor Roth Conversion Works
Last Updated: March 13, 2024 It’s no secret that Roth individual retirement accounts (IRAs) have several major benefits—after-tax contributions to your IRA account offer tax-free growth and distributions later in life, and there are no required minimum distributions at any age. Plus, you can withdrawals amounts equivalent to your Roth…
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Weekly Market Report: August 8–12, 2022
Inflation Took a Step in the Right Direction Inflation took a step in the right direction this week as headline CPI and PPI data came in better than expected. The markets liked it quite a bit. The S&P 500 finished the week up 3.3%, the Dow Jones up 2.9%, and…
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