Whether you’re investing for the first time or looking to fine-tune your existing portfolio, understanding stocks and bonds can help you build a solid financial foundation. Knowing how each works—and how to balance them—can help you invest with more confidence and align your strategy with y …
In the latest Take 5, with hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, we break down the latest CPI and PPI reports, the ways tariffs are passed on to consumers, and their potential impact on Federal Reserve rate decisions. They also touch on …
Did you know that your Social Security benefits can be taxed? That’s right, as much as 85% of your Social Security benefits—money that you put away over your entire career—could be subject to taxation when you receive the benefits in retirement. This worksheet helps you figure out if …
Stocks Power Back but We May See More Volatility The S&P 500 missed hitting a new high by 0.01% on Friday, as stocks on the surface had a big week. Yet, peeling back the onion showed much of the gains came from large cap tech (Apple for instance gained more than 12% on the week), …
Ryan is on location at Hard Eight BBQ in Stephenville, Texas and even after a big meal, the insights keep coming. In this episode, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist,break down what the recent jobs numbers and economic data are really telli …
In many cases, our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents started collecting their Social Security benefits as late in life as possible. Their generations believed it was a great way to maximize their benefits. As younger generations, we have spent our entire lives listening to their …
Here Comes August, Buckle Up We wish we knew why, but August is a month that tends to have a lot of out-of-the-blue scary events pop up along with a good deal of market volatility. Well, just one trading day into August and the pattern continues. A weak jobs report piled on some negative ta …
