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Investment Outlook – September 2023
Same Song, Second (or Third or Fourth) Verse There’s a certain sameness to the current market environment. It seems that we’ve been facing a familiar dynamic tension for most of the past year: GDP is thankfully still positive — no recession yet, and the unemployment...
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Investment Outlook – September 2023
Same Song, Second (or Third or Fourth) Verse There’s a certain sameness to the current market environment. It seems that we’ve been facing a familiar dynamic tension for most of the past year: GDP is thankfully still positive — no recession yet, and the unemployment...
The Morning View: September 29, 2023
In this morning’s data, Personal Income grew 0.4% in August, as expected and higher than the previous month. Personal Spending grew 0.4% in August, slightly lower than expected and moderately lower than the previous month. Real Personal Spending, which accounts for...
What Do No-Contest Clauses Have to Do With Undue Influence?
No-contest clauses deter challenges to your estate plan, but you might want to consider terms that allow for legit challenges related to undue influence. Originally published on Kiplinger.com September 01, 2023 There are two ways to approach defending your last will...
Women in the Workforce: Their Impact, Their Legacy
More than 40 years ago, President Ronald Reagan recognized American Business Women’s Day as a day to honor and reflect upon the contributions and accomplishments of the millions of women in the American workforce and the millions of women business owners in the United...
Post-FOMC Thoughts
The Decision After pausing briefly in June, the FOMC decided to execute another rate hike at their meeting in July, which brought the Fed Funds rate to its present range of 5.25 – 5.50%. Speeches by FOMC members leading up to today’s announcement confirmed a bias...
The Morning View: September 19, 2023
In this morning’s data, Housing Starts were much less than expected at 1,283,000 in August, which is a -11.3% decrease from the previous month. This figure has fallen well below the 1,427,000 level late in 2022. Building Permits were much higher than expected at...
The Morning View: September 13, 2023
Announced this morning, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.6% in August, as expected and is four-tenths higher than the previous month. It grew 3.7% on an annual basis, above the 3.2% annual level in the previous report. Monthly prices for Gasoline, up 10.6%, were...
Market Update -September 2023
The Month At-A-Glance The S&P 500 finished 1.6% lower during the month—its first negative month since February. A stronger US dollar took a bite out of foreign equity returns, with MSCI EAFE falling 3.8% and MSCI EM dropping 6.2%. To start the month, Fitch Ratings...
The Morning View: September 7, 2023
Announced this morning, Initial Jobless Claims were 216,000 for the week ending September 2nd, less than expected and lower than the previous week. Continuing Claims were 1,679,000 for the week ending August 26th, also less than expected and lower than the previous...