Nov 5, 2023 | Financial Planning
There is nearly $3 trillion invested in target date mutual funds mostly from 401ks, IRAs and other retirement oiptions. Whether retirement savers in target date funds know it or not, and we presume most don’t, they are mindlessly investing their wealth. The...
Sep 10, 2023 | Financial Planning
U.S. stocks recovered slightly on Friday but ended up down for the week as anxiety over the G20 summit and the Federal Reserve turning more hawkish impacted investor sentiment. A lot is riding on the G20 summit this week, especially with notable absences that include...
Jul 23, 2023 | Financial Planning
The Federal Reserve pushed interest rates to a 22-year high on Wednesday, with another 25 bps move. It’s not enough for the central bank to declare victory on historic inflation just yet, but it sure looks like markets are charting their next steps, with the CPI...
Jan 22, 2023 | Financial Planning
Following a year in which most time tested investment strategies failed miserably, Blackrock finally accepted that the 60/40 model which has been a bedrock of most asset management firms, financial advisors and 401K plans, has suffered the worst year since the...
Dec 18, 2022 | Financial Planning
The Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected 50-basis-point rate hike this week, but surprised the markets by signaling rates would stay high through next year. At the meeting, the Fed revised their median prediction for core inflation in 2023 upwards by...
Jul 31, 2022 | Financial Planning
So is it a recession or not? Gross domestic product fell at a 0.9% annualized rate in the second quarter after a 1.6% decline in the first three months of the year. This means that the US economy shrank for a second straight quarter, which technically means a...
