New Highs Are Here What a wild ride 2025 has been and it is only halfway over! After being down nearly 20% at the lows in April, stocks have staged one of the largest reversals ever and on Friday moved back to new highs.
What Is Financial Planning and Why Does It Matter in a Crisis? Financial planning begins with a thorough analysis of your short- and long-term financial situation, including all sources of income, your current spending patterns and debt, and your plans for the future. Then it guides how to …
In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, discuss the remarkable turnaround in markets over the past 10 weeks, with the S&P 500 nearly reaching an all-time high despite previous worries around inflation, tariffs, and geo …
The transition from employment to retirement can be complex. For decades, employees and business owners received either a regular paycheck or earnings from self-employment. Suddenly, that will slow or stop. Not only will cash inflow stop, but you will also be taking money out of all these a …
If you manage substantial assets and have long-term financial goals such as wealth preservation and growth, estate planning, and tax optimization, your financial picture is likely to be complex. Partnering with an experienced financial advisor can allow you to delegate some of the work this …
Stocks fell three days in a row to end the holiday-shortened week but still managed to finish the week near flat thanks to Monday’s gains. Worries over the fallout from the Middle East conflict has traders on edge, while US economic data has been slowing some, and the Federal Reserve (“Fed” …
In the latest Take 5, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, address the mounting uncertainty surrounding the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, reflecting on how geopolitical turmoil historically affects markets. Despite short-term volatili …
