Posts by Samantha Masey

Written by: Ryan Bouchey When it comes to investing, what does “easy money” mean exactly? And why are most market pundits saying that it’s over? I bring this up because I continue to see and hear the expression everywhere and it’s frustrating every time I do. Not only is the expression “easy money” ridiculous, but…

Written by: Martin Shields It’s a constant refrain that our clients hear and we may sound like a broken record but we continually stress the importance of not looking at the headlines and wondering how they will impact their portfolios. It is the scary headlines that will sell advertising for the media and that will…

Written by: Steven Bouchey The headline number is that the US added 164,000 new jobs for the month of April well below the 192,000 that economists were expecting. The unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, a level we haven’t seen since December 2000, after being stuck at 4.1% over the past six months.. The revisions for…

The U.S. Commerce Department released their initial estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for first quarter and although the 2.3% growth rate was lower than the 2.9% growth rate the economy achieved in the last quarter of 2017, it was above analysts’ expectations of 2% growth. In fact, it was the best Q1 growth figure…

Given the recent volatility in the stock market, the first quarter of 2018 was a good time to roll-out our first quarterly webinar discussing the markets and economy. Please visit the youtube link below to listen to Steven & Ryan Bouchey as they discuss the recent volatility and our expectations moving forward.   You can also follow…

Written by: Martin Shields With the passing of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act at the end of 2017, there were limited changes made directly to charitable giving but there were significant changes made to the standard deductions and deductibility of state taxes that will potentially impact charitable giving. The Act changed the standard deduction…