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Economic “Soft Landing?”

Looking back several decades to the last 14 tightening cycles by the Federal Reserve’s, the Fed has managed a soft landing (i.e. successfully slowing growth and inflation without causing a recession) only twice. The other twelve tightening cycles have resulted in a recession. In other...

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Inflation continues to cool

Inflation Continues to Cool June CPI registered a 3% increase, which was the smallest 12-month increase since the period ending March 2021. While a downward trend in inflation can always reverse, it is also possible that the easing inflation and a somewhat slower economy may result...

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Economic Outlook Remains Murky

Economic Outlook Remains Murky The Fed tightened until something broke: Silicon Valley Bank. Now the Fed has to grapple with maintaining financial stability (and not let anything else break) as it tries to tame inflation.    The outlook for the U.S. economy has become murky—again. First, Federal Reserve...

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Is Schwab Okay?

Is Schwab Okay? The recent banking crisis has hammered financial stocks, but few more than Schwab, which is down 35% in three weeks.   In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure, Charles Schwab stock has suffered the fastest decline since 1987. While few clients of...

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Youth doesn’t have to be wasted …

What about Reading, Riting, Rithmetic and Return on Investment?!?! We believe that financial education is not just about money. It’s also about our sense of well-being, creating equal opportunities, even strengthening our relationships. So, though we work predominately with adults, we believe that it’s important to share with the next generation...

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2023 Market Outlook

Despite high inflation and rising interest rates, the U.S. labor market remains strong. If inflation continues to ease, an economic soft landing may actually be possible. The U.S. economy produced jobs at a slower but still comfortable rate at the end of 2022, as higher interest...

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2022 Tax Planning

2022 Considerations SECURE Act: You may know that, as part of a larger government package signed into law in December 2019, Congress included provisions that could make saving for retirement more accessible. Key takeaways include: Required minimum distributions (RMD) now begin at age 72. If you...

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