Bouchey Financial Group 2nd Quarter Market & Economic Review

Bouchey Financial Group

For the past several years, international equities have been one of the weaker performing asset classes. This weakness was very prevalent last year when the MSCI EAFE Index, which tracks international equities in developed countries, was down almost 5% and the emerging market index was down just over 2% while the S&P 500 index was…

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The Importance of Global Diversification

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Written by: Ryan Bouchey Hindsight is always 20/20, but in the case of a well-diversified portfolio you shouldn’t need to worry about the clarity of investment hindsight. I mention this as I look back to the first quarter numbers from 2015 and see how international equities have performed compared to U.S. equities. Unfortunately, many investors…

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A Key Factor to a Successful Retirement

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Written by: Martin Shields For many of our clients who are approaching retirement we develop a retirement plan that will outline their cash flow needs and income resource until their mid 90s. The income portion of the plan is vital to a successful plan but as important is properly managing the expense side of the equation.  As couples…

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