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2014 Tax Changes Individuals Should be Aware Of

By Samantha Masey | November 14, 2014

Written by: Ryan Bouchey   It’s amazing to think that the less work Congress does, the better off we are. But this is exactly how 2014 has played out thus far compared to 2013. With 2014 being an election year, most Congressmen and women were on the road campaigning rather than disagreeing in Washington. While…

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Annual IRS and SSA Adjustments

By Samantha Masey | October 31, 2014

Written by: Martin Shields Every year in October the Social Security Administration (SSA) comes out with the cost of living adjustments in Social Security benefits and the IRS comes out with updated retirement plan benefit limit. Both of these announcements become effective on January 1 of the following year. For 2015, Social Security beneficiaries will…

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Bouchey Group of Companies one of Albany Business Review’s Best Places to Work

By Samantha Masey | October 29, 2014

  Bouchey Group of Companies was named one of the Albany Business Review’s Best Places to Work for the 4th time! Read more about the honor and see the other companies being honored by clicking

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Why it Pays Not to Panic

By Samantha Masey | October 25, 2014

Written by Ryan Bouchey: As you can imagine, the recent volatility in the markets generated plenty of questions as to what our strategy was when managing our portfolios during times like these. Some clients questioned if we should go into cash while others asked if we should be buying into the weakness. While it’s true we…

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Bouchey Group of Companies volunteers with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York

By Samantha Masey | October 22, 2014

On Wednesday, October 22nd associates from Bouchey Financial Group, Ltd. and Bouchey & Clarke Benefits, Inc. volunteered their time at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.   The team at Bouchey companies thought it was important to give back to their community and the food bank was recommended as an option by Martin…

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TGIF and what a Friday it was…

By Samantha Masey | October 18, 2014

Written by: Steve Bouchey   Investors who were disciplined enough to stay the course and those that took the opportunity to add stocks to their portfolios were rewarded today with one of the year’s biggest daily gains for the DJIA. The Dow has lost almost 1000 points over the past month and rallied 264 points…

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Volatility is Back

By Samantha Masey | October 13, 2014

Written by: Steve Bouchey   Happy Columbus Day !!! Investors haven’t experienced volatility like this in quite some time and you’d have to go back to October 2011 for the last time the markets suffered a 10% correction. Last week’s roller coaster ride was enough to remind investors that stocks never continue on straight path…