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We are always engaged in financial research and we periodically present our findings to our clients.
How Tax Policy Affects the Stock Market
As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Taxes are no one’s favorite topic but their importance cannot be overstated....
3 Market Insights for Investors in Q2 2024
2024 began with debates over a “soft” versus “hard” landing as the Fed attempted to stabilize the economy as well as over the sustainability of last year’s market rally....
How Residential and Commercial Real Estate Impact Markets
With major stock market indices hovering around all-time highs, some investors continue to worry about the state of the economy. While trends around inflation and jobs have...
What Fed Rate Cuts and Disinflation Mean for Long-Term Investors
Markets continue to be driven by artificial intelligence stocks and the timing of the Fed's first rate cut. Beyond the day-to-day swings, these drivers reflect important...
How Presidential Elections Affect the Stock Market
With the presidential election season heating up, there will no doubt be a flurry of daily headlines between now and election day on November 5. A rematch between Joe Biden...
How Gold, Bitcoin and Market Breadth Impact Diversified Portfolios
The stock market rally has briefly paused as investors weigh the timing of the first Fed rate cut this cycle. So far this year, the S&P 500 has achieved 16 new all-time...
How Consumer Spending Supports the Economy and Markets
Consumer spending is the backbone of the U.S. economy, constituting over two-thirds of our nearly $28 trillion GDP. When consumers spend money on everyday goods and...
How Loss Aversion and the Sequence of Returns Impact Investors
The S&P 500 index recently closed above 5,000 and set a new all-time high, less than three years after it first crossed the 4,000 mark. While some are understandably...
Inflation is still one of the biggest risk factors we’re watching this year
While inflation is still well below its 2022 peak, the data shows that the fight toward 2% still has pretty far to go. Annual inflation has stubbornly remained above 3%, and...
The Cycle of Fear, Greed, and Shrinking Returns
$100 is on the table, and you have a choice. You can choose to receive $50 or flip a coin. If you choose the coin toss and get heads, you get $100. If it’s tails, you get...