Many people may not realize that a serious illness like cancer, heart disease, or another critical condition can result in thousands of dollars in unexpected
When you purchase your first home or open a taxable account, you might be asked, “How would you like to hold title to this?” For many, this question can be
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Financial markets appear to have pre-election jitters.
The United States election is less than two weeks away. The candidates are neck and neck. The
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Happy birthday!
The bull market in stocks charged past its two-year birthday on October 12. “This unique bull market is still young relative to
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There was a lot to celebrate last week!
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed above 5,800 for the first time—and that’s not all.
The Dow Jones
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Living the realities of risk and reward.
Asset allocation is important because it helps investors manage the risk and rewards of investing. In general
Yesterday was the first move of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in this cycle to cut interest rates. The FOMC cut interest rates by 50 basis points (0
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The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index hit a new all-time high last week.
The S&P 500 has had quite a year. Despite a sharp downturn in August when
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Rates moved lower and stocks moved higher.
In 2022, the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) began raising interest rates as it battled high rates of
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There was a lot of good news last week!
Inflation continued to trend lower. The Consumer Price Index showed that inflation was 2.5 percent year over
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month—but what does that really mean? While many campaigns focus on the fact that Americans are underinsured, this is only
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After gyrating wildly throughout the month, major U.S. stock indexes finished August higher.
Despite a lot of uncertainty and some dramatic ups and
