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Market Commentary: Biden Proposes New Stimulus Package as Signs Point to Economic Slowdown
The signs of an economic slowdown continue. Initial jobless claims, which are released weekly, spiked to 965,000 last week. Claims increased by 181,000 and marked the highest weekly total since mid-August. Continuing claims increased 199,000, indicating those losing work are not finding new …
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Market Commentary: Markets Start the New Year Strong Despite the Chaos in Washington
The vivid pictures and appalling actions in Washington, D.C., Wednesday captured the attention of the globe, but not the interest of markets. The Democratic sweep in the Georgia Senate races didn’t attract a lot of interest from investors either. Neither were markets fazed by the first loss …
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Strategic Wealth Partners Becomes First Carson Wealth Office in Pennsylvania
DOYLESTOWN, Penn., January 19, 2021 – Strategic Wealth Partners, LLC, a boutique wealth management firm serving families in Doylestown, the Philadelphia metro area, and across the country, announced today that it is joining the Carson Wealth brand. Managing $200 million in assets, Strategic …
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Help Improve Your Financial Plan This Year with These One-time Adjustments
It’s no secret that many people do not keep their New Year’s resolutions. Every year around this time, gym memberships go up and personal planners fly off the shelves. A few weeks later, the planner gets left on the train and the gym, well, it’s just so far out of the way! New Year’s resolu …
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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Finishes the Year at a Record High, Unemployment Numbers Decrease Slowly
The S&P 500 wrapped up a surprising year with another strong week. The index of large-cap stocks, including dividends, climbed 1.5% and finished 18.4% higher for the year. Figure 1 shows the performance of the S&P 500, ex-dividends, in 2020 and just how far stocks have roared back f …
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Turning the Page on 2020
“On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha/ You can listen to the engine moanin’ out his one-note song/ …But your thoughts will soon be wandering/ The way they always do/ When your ridin’ 16 hours/ And there’s nothin’ much to do/ And you don’t feel much like ridin’/ You just wish …
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Market Commentary: Trump Signs New Stimulus Package as Vaccine Distribution Continues
The new stimulus package approved by the House and Senate was signed by President Trump Sunday night. The president had proposed upping the aid to individuals to $2,000 after the bipartisan agreement had been reached. Garnering support for that proposal would likely have proven difficult an …
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17 Things You Need to Know About the New Stimulus Package
Congress passed the new $900 billion economic relief and spending bill on Monday. While most of the focus has been on a second round of relief payments to most Americans, there is plenty more in the 5,000-plus pages of the stimulus package.
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Market Commentary: New Support Package to Provide Assistance to Individuals, Businesses and More
The economic slowdown continues. Initial jobless claims climbed 885,000 last week. In the face of additional restrictions and heightened health risks, consumers have scaled back activity. Retail and food service sales dipped 1.1% last month (Figure 1).
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Market Commentary: First Vaccines Roll Out as Unemployment Claims Remain High
Initial jobless claims reached an 11-week high based on data reported last week. More than 850,000 workers filed initial unemployment claims (Figure 1). While processing delays around the Thanksgiving holiday affected the data, even after adjusting for the break it appears the economic lull …
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