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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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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. However, new research shows that couples…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →Ready to Take The Next Step?
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