June 2022 Newsletter
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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 …
THE WEEK IN REVIEW: May 29 – June 4 When strong jobs growth is bad for markets There are plenty of open jobs — but job growth is slowing. Last Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) situation showed that job growth is still there. We added 390,000 new jobs in May, much higher than the …
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When Putin invaded Ukraine in late February 2022, President Biden announced sanctions targeting Russian banks, the country’s sovereign debt and Russian oligarchs, warning that Russia would pay an even steeper price if it did not cease its aggression. In the early days of the conflict, European banks braced for the fallout. However, U.S. bank executives …
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Retirement Planning A recent survey found that about 50% of couples do not agree on how much money they should have saved by retirement. However, new research shows that couples who engage in financial planning together tend to be happier and more successful during retirement. Interestingly, couples that score highly on cognitive interdependence (meaning they …
In recent months, Procter & Gamble has raised prices for its Tide, Gain, Downy and Bounce product portfolio. It recently announced that this spring, consumers also will start paying more for many of its personal health care brands. The company is hardly alone. Nestle, Danone, Unilever and other consumers goods giants say their prices will …
In mid-to-late January, investors experienced one of those common but utterly nerve-wracking pullbacks in the stock market. An accumulation of factors — inflationary pressure, potential adjustments to monetary policy, geopolitical concerns — combined to put the stock market into a tailspin. If there is one reminder that might provide investors comfort, it’s that none of …