2024 Year-End Tax Tips
Here are some things to consider as you weigh potential tax moves between now and the end of the year. 1. Defer income to next year Consider opportunities to defer income to 2025, particularly if you think you may be…
After a Massive Breach, Is Your Data in Danger?
National Public Data, a consumer data broker, confirmed last week that a hacker had targeted the company in December 2023, "with potential leaks of certain data in April 2024 and summer 2024."Other reports indicate that this leaked data had been…
Monthly Market Insights | May 2023
US Markets Stock overcame recession worries and mixed corporate earnings results in April, ending mostly higher. For the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 2.48%, whereas the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index rose 1.46%. The Nasdaq Composite which…
Morning Market Commentary Q1 2023
During the first quarter of 2023 sentiment started off hot with great gains in January but had its ebbs and flows throughout the quarter. The belief that the Federal Reserve was going to be able to tame inflation and the…
Monthly Market Insights | March 2023
US Markets Stock prices stumbled in February due to growing worries that the Fed would maintain its tight monetary posture in the face of continuing inflation. For the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 4.19%, whereas the Standard and…
Monthly Market Insights | February 2023
US Markets Stocks rallied in January as moderating inflation, a better-than-feared earnings season, and healthy economic data put investors in a buying mood. For the month, The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.83%. The Standard & Poors 500 Index jumped…
Morning Market Commentary Q4 2022
In an otherwise volatile and ugly year, the fourth quarter of 2022 turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Sentiment turned optimistic mainly led by better-than-expected corporate earnings and Year-over-Year inflation rates coming down from a peak of 9.1% in…
Monthly Market Insights | December 2022
US Markets Stocks surged higher in November on rising optimism that the Fed would slow down future interest rate hikes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 5.67%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index picked up 5.38% and the Nasdaq Composite…
Monthly Market Insights | November 2022
Stocks posted big gains in October, propelled by better-than-expected corporate reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average led, gaining 13.95%. The Standard & Poors 500 Index tacked on 7.99% and the Nasdaq Composite added 3.90%. We are beginning to see a…
How to Buy Series I Savings Bonds
Series I Savings Bonds help protect your assets from inflation. With an I Bond, you earn both a fixed rate of interest and a rate that changes with inflation. Two times per year, they set the inflation rate for the…