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It’s All About Jobs!

By Samantha Masey | May 4, 2018

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…

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First Release of Q1 GDP & Update on Earnings

By Samantha Masey | April 27, 2018

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…

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2018 Q1 – Quarterly Webinar Recording

By Samantha Masey | April 20, 2018

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…

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Charitable Giving Strategies for 2018

By Samantha Masey | April 18, 2018

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…

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Jobs Report & Trade War Fears

By Samantha Masey | April 6, 2018

President Trump’s announcement last night of an additional $100 billion in tariffs against the Chinese in retaliation for China levying tariffs on $50 billion of U.S. goods earlier this week drove stock market futures into negative territory overnight, with the Dow down 450 points at one point. Futures stayed in negative territory leading up to…

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A Recap of a Volatile Week in the Markets

By Samantha Masey | March 23, 2018

Given the volatility we have experienced this week, we wanted to provide a summary of events that have impacted global stock markets. With the sharp decline suffered on Thursday, U.S. stock markets are down approximately 4% for the week. In fact, since hitting an all-time high 10 days ago, the Nasdaq Index is off nearly…

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Why 2018 is Different from 2008

By Samantha Masey | March 17, 2018

A spike in wage growth in February sparked concerns over rising inflation that caused the first market correction in two years, and raised concerns that the next bear market environment for stocks was upon us.  In our last article this past December, we addressed how bear markets (i.e. decline of 20% or more) tend to…