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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…

Millennials Step Up

By Megan | March 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Millennials Step Up

In 2019, the millennial generation (born from 1981 to 1996) surpassed the number of baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) in the United States. Today, one in four people…

Financial Perspective: Marry, Cohabitate or Stay Single?

By Megan | February 22, 2022 | Comments Off on Financial Perspective: Marry, Cohabitate or Stay Single?

People have many different reasons for getting married or not getting married. But for some committed couples, it can come down to a few basic points. One of those is…

Market and Economic Outlook for

By Megan | February 16, 2022 | Comments Off on Market and Economic Outlook for

The last month of 2021 was filled with lots of new information — the new omicron variant of the coronavirus first hit U.S. shores, along with cautions that its level…

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