Nov 15, 2024 | Congress, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Policy Shifts Expected after Trump Wins Presidency” The magnitude of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory last week brings the strong likelihood he will have a mandate for his economic, market and foreign policy agenda. Winning the Electoral College...
Nov 1, 2024 | Congress, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Don’t Live with Election Fear” I thought it was high time to harken back to 2020 and remind everyone that regardless of our biases and desires, living with election fear when it comes to our investing usually doesn’t end up well! I hope you enjoy reading...
Sep 27, 2024 | Financial Planning, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “The Fed Cut Rates…Now What?” Please enjoy this recent article from Pramod Atluri at Capital Group The U.S. Federal Reserve has finally arrived at the rate-cut party. Officials at the central bank lowered interest rates 50 basis points to 4.75% to 5.00%, the...
Sep 13, 2024 | Congress, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Stock Markets and Presidential Elections” While our post this week might not directly assist you in your quest towards financial independence, it’s still interesting to see how finances can play into so many aspects of our world. If 2024 hasn’t already been...
Aug 9, 2024 | Behavioral Finance, Financial Planning, Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Thoughts on this Weeks Volatility” I’m writing this on Tuesday, August 6th so take the context into account as you read this on Friday morning but we’ve already had a busy week in the market. I find it helpful to always take a step back, breathe, and put...
Aug 2, 2024 | Investing, Issues that effect todays Market, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “A History of the Federal Funds Rate” There is a lot of talk about the Federal Funds rate recently and whether or not the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in 2024. I thought this recent article from Yahoo Finance did a good job explaining the...