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Market Volatility: Taken in Perspective

By Megan | May 24, 2022 | Comments Off on Market Volatility: Taken in Perspective

But remember, this is the situation for which you built a long-term asset allocation strategy. If you haven’t developed such a strategy yet, we are happy to help you do…

The War on Oil Prices

By Megan | May 17, 2022 | Comments Off on The War on Oil Prices

As with any major global conflict, we learn things. The pandemic taught the U.S. the importance of reshoring manufacturing jobs, so we aren’t beholden to other nations, like China, for…

The Value of Multiple Retirement Income Streams

By Megan | May 10, 2022 | Comments Off on The Value of Multiple Retirement Income Streams

Retirement planning was historically a little easier. For instance, the average life expectancy in 1950 was 68 years old.1 If you retired at age 62, your retirement plan might need only…

Windfall Imaginings

By Megan | May 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Windfall Imaginings

Have you ever thought about what you would do if a windfall dropped in your lap? It’s not that unusual. After all: The U.S. is experiencing the greatest wealth transfer…

How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Affect Americans

By Megan | April 26, 2022 | Comments Off on How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Affect Americans

When Putin invaded Ukraine in late February 2022, President Biden announced sanctions targeting Russian banks, the country’s sovereign debt and Russian oligarchs, warning that Russia would pay an even steeper…

Are We Back to Normal Yet?

By Megan | April 19, 2022 | Comments Off on Are We Back to Normal Yet?

It’s been two years since COVID-19 hit U.S. shores, but are we anywhere near pre-pandemic normal yet? It doesn’t look like it. The stock market, while volatile, recovered nicely from…

What We Worry About

By Megan | April 12, 2022 | Comments Off on What We Worry About

Retirement Planning A recent survey found that about 50% of couples do not agree on how much money they should have saved by retirement.¹ However, new research shows that couples…

An Update on Municipal Bonds

By Megan | April 5, 2022 | Comments Off on An Update on Municipal Bonds

Municipal bonds are popular among retirees and near-retirees as they seek to reduce market risk and position assets for a lower tax bill. One way to diversify across this sector…

Market Jitters

By Megan | March 29, 2022 | Comments Off on Market Jitters

In mid-to-late January, investors experienced one of those common but utterly nerve-wracking pullbacks in the stock market. An accumulation of factors — inflationary pressure, potential adjustments to monetary policy, geopolitical…

How Could Inflation Affect Your Retirement?

By Megan | March 23, 2022 | Comments Off on How Could Inflation Affect Your Retirement?

In recent months, Procter & Gamble has raised prices for its Tide, Gain, Downy and Bounce product portfolio. It recently announced that this spring, consumers also will start paying more…

Retirement Plans for Self-Employed People

By Megan | March 15, 2022 | Comments Off on Retirement Plans for Self-Employed People

As America’s work environment continues to evolve, one thing that has become evident is that — in many cases — the work-from-home (WFH) model has proved to be effective and…

The Fed Changes the ‘FAIT’ of Economic Recovery 

By Megan | March 8, 2022 | Comments Off on The Fed Changes the ‘FAIT’ of Economic Recovery 

In the summer of 2020, the Federal Reserve announced its new approach to monetary policy on inflation. The Fed previously used a 2% inflation target. If inflation rates fluctuated above…

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