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Seeking Clarity on Tax Reform The Wait Continues…

May 30, 2023 Topic

This past April, the Biden administration announced the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which would expand access to education, affordable childcare and various tax credits. The plan (as proposed) would largely be funded by additional taxes on high earners. Since…

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Reading and Writing and… Finances? The Case for Children Learning About Fiscal Responsibility

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MPS LORIA’s work with families teaches us time and time again that one of the biggest risks to the continuation of wealth is not poor investment performance but the lack of preparedness in the inheriting generation. In this sense, the…

Markets Pause as a New COVID Variant Emerges and the Fed Strikes a Hawkish Tone

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Key Observations Global equity markets took a step back in November, with investors favoring safe-haven assets. Emergence of the new Omicron COVID variant and more hawkish comments by the Federal Reserve led to market volatility late in the month. U.S. political…

Nine Moves to Consider Before Year-End

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Year-end planning could prove more challenging in 2021, given continued uncertainty over tax reform. The social safety net and climate bill known as the “Build Back Better Act” (BBBA) has been tied up in negotiations for months, given competing priorities…

Inflation, the Fed, Correction; Oh My!

May 29, 2023 Topic

Market Recap 2022 started with a thud and plenty of market moving headlines. Omicron, inflation and the Federal Reserve, among other topics, weighed on the minds of investors. Most major indexes sold off with some crossing into a technical correction….

How Markets Behaved in Past Significant Virus Outbreaks

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Learning from how past viruses impacted investing is critical to figuring out how to respond to this situation. Bottom line, market sell offs were short term and followed by a stock market recovery. Maintaining discipline over years and not months…

Fed Goes to Zero, Reboots Quantitative Easing

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In what shaped up to be a busy and sobering weekend for investors and concerned citizens alike, the Federal Reserve (The Fed) released a statement 3:00 p.m. (CDT) Sunday outlining three critical steps the Fed will take to support global…

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Speculation or Panic is Not a Strategy

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We wanted to reach out to you due to the recent market sell-off. After a very strong 2019 the stock markets were due for a pull back. The question is what would be the catalyst for this sell-off? It has…

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2022 Mid-Year Capital Markets and Economic Review

July 19, 2022 Topic

2022 Mid-Year Capital Markets and Economic Review

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Market Review

July 1, 2022 Topic

Making hay while the sun shines: earnings in focus Markets eye earnings report for forward guidance in a challenging environment Key Observations July provided solid respite after a difficult first half of 2022, with investors buying the dip. Investors looked…

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Markets continue their volatility

June 1, 2022 Topic

In June 2022 it appeared as though the markets may have hit a low for the year. Markets then provided a short-term rally but inflation data, which was not as good as the markets wanted, was released. The markets then…

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Current Economic & Market Perspectives

May 9, 2022 Topic

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