Posts by Samantha Masey

Written by Martin Shields It was ten years ago on Monday, March 9, 2009 that the stock market hit its low during the great recession. The bull market that started with the S&P 500 index at 677 has provided investors with a total return of over 400% and has beat the duration of all other…

Bouchey Financial Group was honored to host nearly 400 clients between two locations for our annual State of the Economy event. After a volatile end to 2018, this year’s presentation focused on the economic and market factors currently at play, and what investors should be considering as we head into 2019. The video of the presentation is available below in…

Written by: Ryan Bouchey Tuesday we saw one of the worst days in the market for 2018, a year where we have experienced more volatility than we had otherwise been used to. The two main drivers of this were that investors and Wall Street began digesting comments from Trumps meeting with China, and more importantly…

Written by: Ryan Bouchey Wednesday’s speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was both interesting and impactful in that it set a much different tone & direction for what the Fed may do going forward as it relates to interest rates. Not only was Chairman Powell’s comments an indicator of what the Fed may do…

Written by: Martin Shields   With the end of the year approaching, we want to provide a few tax planning tips for charitable giving and update you with the changes to the 2019 retirement savings contributions limits.   Qualified Charitable Distribution The Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) strategy can prove to be beneficial under the new…

As the third quarter came to a close, the markets experienced a bout of volatility, leaving many investors wondering if the bull market may be approaching its end. Please visit the link below to hear Steven Bouchey, Ryan Bouchey, and Martin Shields recap the third quarter, provide some perspective on recent market volatility, and discuss the outlook for the rest of 2018.  …