Bouchey Blog
Written by Ryan Bouchey I’m not going to bore you with the details of today’s jobs report, but it was fairly weak considering the recent strength we’ve experienced. The U.S. created 75,000 jobs for the month of May vs. expectations of 175,000, unemployment stayed at 3.6% and wage growth slowed to 3.1%. My first thought with this number is…
Written by: Harmony Wagner College graduation season is now in full swing, and the next class of graduates is preparing to celebrate the accomplishment of earning a college degree. Once the excitement of graduation dies down, many recent graduates (along with their parents) are left wondering what the next season of life holds and how…
If a family member dies, and you inherit their IRA, there are special rules regarding mandatory distributions that you need to be aware of. Depending on your relationship with the person who passed away and their age, you may be required to take annual distributions from the IRA, regardless of your age. And if you…
After the markets struggled in the last quarter of 2018, many investors were concerned about what the new year would bring. Please visit the link below to hear Ryan Bouchey, Martin Shields, and David Rath discuss the first quarter of 2019 and our outlook on the rest of the year. You can follow along with the PDF version of our presentation…
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” This quote is often attributed to the British economist John Maynard Keynes. As is often the case with quotes that are easily and universally referenced to make a point, what he originally said was most likely somewhat different, but it helps…
Written by Ryan Bouchey Two key readings have come out in the past few weeks that coincide with some of our analysis we presented at our State of the Economy presentation back in January. The focus of these two signals, which could potentially be economic warning signs, have to do with jobs and the yield…
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…