President Biden announced The American Rescue Plan of 2021 in January and signed it into law on March 11th in response to those affected by the COVID-19 crisis. This includes support for individuals, small businesses, state and local governments, schools, industries...
For most investors, volatility in the stock market creates more fear than almost anything else. Bear markets (measured by the S&P 500 being down 20% or more) and smaller corrections (measured by the S&P 500 being down 10%) are enough to cause the common...
Inflation is the effect of the goods and services you like to consume getting more expensive over time. Another way to look at inflation is the money you use to buy things becoming less valuable, so you need more of it to purchase the goods and services you consume.
As I write this, a winner in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election has not been declared and a bitterly contentious, hard-fought battle for the Oval Office ensues. But one thing we know for certain is that the U.S. stock market is bigger than any one person or one...
Right now, the election is top of mind for everyone. The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election has the potential to affect different aspects of financial planning including Social Security, income tax policy and the financial markets. Since it is impossible to predict who...
What is driving the returns in the stock market this year? There seems to be a disconnect between the economy and the stock market. These are concerns I hear frequently. You may be wondering why the annual return of a globally diversified portfolio...