Welcome to our first Weekly Market Commentary for 2025. We’ll kick off the year by looking back at a few of our favorite charts for 2024. Then, with the 119th Congress newly sworn in on Friday, January 3, we also take a look at some policy mistakes that could derail our largely bullish poli …
Equities closed out April in strong form amid better-than-expected earnings and resilient economic data. The S&P 500 posted a gain of 1.6%, pushing its year-to-date gains to 9.2%. Not a bad way to start the first four months of the year, despite all the recession calls and the banking c …
Talking openly and honestly with your partner about finances can help deepen your connection and get you both on the same page. This guide features a series of prompts and questions to get a conversation started about you and your partner’s money habits, beliefs and fears.
Watch Wealth Advisor Alana Macy, CFP®️, MBA’s insightful webinar “College Savings Tactics for the Savvy Investor,” now available on-demand. Get solid information on the cost to attend college, college saving options, 529 Plans, family conversations around college and more. Inter …
Watch Wealth Advisor Alana Macy, CFP®️, MBA’s insightful webinar “Saving for Retirement as a Small Business Owner,” now available on-demand. Get solid advice on the types of retirement plans available, the benefits of each plan and how to confidently approach the challenges you …
Does the word “sale” send you running to your wallet? How many half-priced clothes hang in your closet with the tag still on? How many uncomfortable shoes did you buy solely because they were on sale? When thinking about money, do you feel stressed? Tense? Controlling? Confused? Like you ha …
Stocks have had a great start to 2023, and the economy continues to surprise to the upside. In particular, China is showing improvement. If one of the world’s largest economies is quickly advancing, what does that do for the odds of a U.S. recession? Our base case has always been the U.S. w …
