Financial Personalities
Learning to leverage your strengths and weaknesses The way you view and handle your money is tied to your financial personality. Understand yourself better to DO LIFE better with your money. Spenders What does money give me? Pleasure If I found [...]
Oct. 30th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. It is a busy week for corporate earnings with 5 of the Magnificent 7 companies to report their results. Alphabet reported today with stronger-than-expected earnings results. The company reported blowout cloud revenue at $11.35 billion, up nearly 35% from the $8.41 billion [...]
Oct. 24th, 2024 – Weekly Market Review
1. Recent U.S. economic data has been more positive than expected. In September 2024, the U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs, significantly exceeding predictions. This strong job growth suggests that the economy is resilient despite concerns about a slowdown. The unemployment rate [...]
Give Your Retirement a Trial Run
With many major purchases in life, we often have the opportunity to test out or experience the products we’re buying. We can test drive a car, tour a home, or try on a new outfit. For the older Gen Xers [...]
Oct. 17th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. The stock and bond markets reacted positively to the latest inflation (CPI) report for September. Released on October 10, the latest CPI report showed that inflation continues to moderate, but certain areas remain persistent. Headline inflation dropped to 2.3% year-over-year, [...]
Oct. 10th, 2024: Weekly Market Review
1. The Fed is watching the weather and Fed Chair Powell is contemplating a 50bps cut in November. U.S. was recently struck by two significant hurricanes, Helene and Milton, which caused extensive damage. Hurricane Helene made landfall in northern Florida in [...]
