New 401k Lifetime Income Illustrations

By Anne Zavaglia
Posted on October 4th, 2022

Many 401k participants saw, for the first time this year, Lifetime Single Life Annuity Stream illustrations on their quarterly statements. The Secure Act requires that […]

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Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act

By Anne Zavaglia
Posted on October 4th, 2022

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law in August.The bill is a reduced version of the administration’s Build Back Better plan. […]

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Q3 2022 Market Review

By Clint Edgington
Posted on October 4th, 2022

The Fed’s rate increases are not slowing inflation as quickly as hoped. After remaining flat for a few months, inflation data released in mid-Sept was […]

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July 2022

By Mark Fissel
Posted on July 20th, 2022

Markets Continue Decline in Q2from Clint Edgington, CFA With inflation, interest rate, and geopolitical fears taking the stage and reversing market advances in the beginning of 2022, the […]

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Diversifying Your Portfolio with International Flair

By Mark Fissel
Posted on July 1st, 2022

Global economic growth is projected to drop from a 5.8% rate in 2021 to 3.3% in 2022, as the world grapples with repercussions of the […]

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April 2022

By Mark Fissel
Posted on April 22nd, 2022

Geopolitical tensions and inflation strike:Markets uniformly down 2022 Q1 from Clint Edgington, CFA World equity markets’ great 2021 is not continuing in 2022, while fixed income markets’ underwhelming […]

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Geopolitical tensions and inflation strike: Markets uniformly down 2022 Q1

By Clint Edgington
Posted on April 12th, 2022

World equity markets’ great 2021 is not continuing in 2022, while fixed income markets’ underwhelming performance last year is.  Inflationary pressures have been in the […]

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March 2022

By Mark Fissel
Posted on March 10th, 2022

February Market Review from Clint Edgington, CFA February saw markets uniformly down.  Initially investors fretted over global Central banks tightening monetary policy, with the highest headline CPI of […]

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January 2022

By Mark Fissel
Posted on January 27th, 2022

2021 Market Market Reviewfrom Clint Edgington, CFA As is usually the case, the headlines of a year that are memorable are generally negative.  2021 will likely […]

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“A Trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?” -Alexander Cairncross[1]

By Clint Edgington
Posted on January 7th, 2022

2021 Post Covid Trend Continues: Inflation, Blistering Stock Prices, Bonds Hurt As is usually the case, the headlines of a year that are memorable are […]

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