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That Pesky Early Withdrawal Penalty: It’s There for a Reason

March 23, 2021

One way for the government to potentially earn more tax revenue is by eliminating the early withdrawal penalty. This is the typical 10%-tax penalty on distributions from retirement accounts by…

Is the Market Poised for a Value Shift?

March 17, 2021

The stock market continues to exhibit resiliency in the face of disrupting factors, ranging from a global pandemic to a severe economic decline to a controversial presidential election. For many…

Pandemic Highlights the Difference Between Economics and Finance

February 23, 2021

Pandemic Highlights the Difference Between Economics and Finance One of the more glaring lessons of the 2020 pandemic was that the economy and the stock market are not the same…

Vaccines and the Stock Market

February 16, 2021

Vaccines and the Stock Market   If there’s one thing that can move the economy and stock market forward, it’s hope. This year, that hope is being presented in the…

When To “Buy Low”

February 9, 2021

When To “Buy Low”   The beginning of the year is typically full of hope. We make New Year’s resolutions, and it may take a few months for our enthusiasm…

Midyear Market Outlook from Wealth Managers

August 18, 2020

Lately, the economy has looked as volatile as the stock market: up for a few weeks and then back down again. This is generally attributed to the reopening of the…

How Might the Economic Downturn Affect Dividends?

July 14, 2020

If a large allocation of your retirement portfolio is invested in dividend-paying stocks, you might see your household income reduced this year. During the Great Recession, dividend payouts dropped by…

Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Annual Shareholders Letter

April 30, 2020

“When seeking directors, CEOs don’t look for pitbulls. It’s the cocker spaniel that gets taken home.”1 The above quote is one of the ideas Warren Buffett conveyed in his most…

Contingency Plans Helpful to Weather the Unexpected

April 21, 2020

Financial advisors often tell clients to keep an emergency fund of liquid assets, with enough to cover three to six months of living expenses. It makes you wonder why America’s…

2020 Market Update: Reversal of Sentiment

February 26, 2020

After making a bunch of gloom-and-doom predictions about the markets in 2019, with fears of a pending recession, Wall Street money managers have a considerably more brightened outlook for 2020.…

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