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Thrive Market Minute – Bank of England Pivot Sends Shudders Through a Fragile Market

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Bank of England Pivot Sends Shudders Through a Fragile Market Tuesday, October 4th 2022   Markets kept sliding downward last week, as Hurricane Ian battered Florida and the Nord Stream pipelines sprung leaks. The human and economic impact from the hurricane on Florida will be significant, but as yet we don’t know the full effects. …

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Thrive Market Minute – Inflation Fears Intensify, Drive Markets Down

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Inflation Fears Intensify, Drive Markets Down Tuesday, September 20th 2022   Domestic stocks fell sharply last week, as inflation fears intensified and short-term bond yields reached levels last seen in 2007. The S&P 500 recorded its largest weekly drop since mid-June, while the Dow tumbled 1,200 points on Thursday for its worst drop in two months.The defining event of …

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Thrive Market Minute – INFLATION DATA BLOWS UP MARKET’S NARRATIVE

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INFLATION DATA BLOWS UP MARKET’S NARRATIVE Wednesday, September 14th, 2022   Until today, the market was self-indulging in the thought that we had reached “peak” inflation and that the Federal Reserve’s hawkishness was all smoke and mirrors. Markets reasoned that inflation would continue to decline and a Fed that appears predisposed to be dovish would …

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Art In The Park

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Warmer months are a great time to get out and enjoy “art in the park” events featuring local artists. For example, in July, Plymouth, Michigan, is hosting its 42nd annual festival with more than 400 artists who paint, sculpt and work with ceramics, jewelry, glass, woodwork, and photography. In August, the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh …

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THE SECURE ACT – A Soap Opera of Tax and Estate Planning

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Written by Jeff Walker, Financial Planner: There are many risks people face before and throughout retirement.  Most people understand stock market risk, healthcare risk, and inflation risk but the risk of losing wealth due to taxes is one that is often overlooked or misunderstood.  Unfortunately, understanding tax risk isn’t simple or intuitive and the reality …

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Bonds in 2022

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Written by Erik Schuster, CFP® Financial Planner: US Stocks and Bonds are moving in the same direction, down.  Since 2000, it is rare to see stocks and bonds move in correlation.  It happened briefly in 2008 and again in 2018.  Both occurrences were short-lived.  What we are seeing today is the perfect storm the Federal …

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