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2024 Market Recap
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Nov 6, 20245 min read
High Foreign Investment in the United States
According to data from the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. received almost one-third of all global foreign investment from 2021-2023.
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Nov 3, 202411 min read
Market Month: October 2024
The Markets (as of market close October 31, 2024)
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Sep 5, 20245 min read
Changes in Real Estate Around the Corner
Effective August 17, 2024, NAR will implement new policies related to how real estate brokers are compensated to handle transactions.
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Aug 7, 202412 min read
The Markets (as of market close July 31, 2024)
Stocks closed mostly higher in July. Growth of the U.S. economy continued at a modest pace, despite the Fed's restrictive monetary policy.
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Jul 9, 202413 min read
Quarterly Market Review: April-June 2024
Wall Street got off to a slow start to 2Q of 2024. Stocks lagged for much of April, rebounded in May, and were choppy in June.
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Jun 4, 202411 min read
Market Month: May 2024
Stocks rebounded from a sour April, closing higher in May.
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Market Month: October 2023
Stocks closed lower in October for the fourth consecutive month. Each of the benchmark indexes shown here lost value in October, led by...
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Aug 25, 20234 min read
SECURE 2.0 Helps SmallEmployers Help Their Employees
The SECURE Act 2.0 enhances the tax credits associated with
adopting new retirement plans, beginning in 2023.
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Jun 16, 20235 min read
Transformative Tech: Will AI Upend the American Workforce?
As the race among tech companies to monetize AI picks up speed, it's worth considering how widespread adoption might affect workers.
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Mar 24, 20234 min read
Eye on the U.S. Banking Crisis: Should You Be Worried?
With the media focused on historical banks collapsing, you might be concerned about your own deposit accounts. Here's why you shouldn't be.
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Jan 23, 202315 min read
Annual Market Review 2022
The year 2022 may best be described by one word: inflation.
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Jan 10, 20236 min read
SECURE Act 2.0: Key Updates for Retirement Savers
Dubbed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022,the legislation is designed to improve the current and future state of retiree income in the United States
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Oct 18, 202213 min read
Quarterly Market Review:July-September 2022
The ramifications of stamping down rising inflation dominated the markets in the third quarter.
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Apr 18, 202211 min read
Quarterly Market Review: January-March 2022
Wall Street dealt with several major issues in the first quarter of 2022. Investors had to evaluate the impact of rising inflation,...
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Grant Stiles, CIO, CFP®
Mar 31, 20225 min read
What Do Rising Interest Rates Mean for Your Money?
On March 16, 2022, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25% to a...
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Dec 16, 20214 min read
Retirement Plan Limits on the Rise in 2022
Many IRA and retirement plan limits are indexed for inflation each year. The IRS has updated the 2022 numbers.
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Dec 2, 202110 min read
Market Month: November 2021
Stocks ended November generally lower, with only the Nasdaq able to eke out a gain.
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Nov 2, 20215 min read
The Budget and the Debt Ceiling: Round 2
The budget and the debt ceiling are serious issues, but Congress has always found a way to resolve them in the past.
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Nov 2, 202110 min read
Market Month: October 2021
October proved to be one of the best months for equities in 2021, with each of the benchmark indexes listed here enjoying solid gains.
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Sara Stiles, MSFP, CFP®
Sep 29, 20215 min read
Advancing Tax Proposals Put Corporations and High-Income Individuals in Spotlight
A number of advancing tax proposals have put corporations and high-income individuals in the spotlight.
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