U.S. MARKETS SET RECORDS AGAIN AS A PHASE ONE AGREEMENT WITH CHINA IS ANNOUNCED AND THE FED STANDS STILL ON RATES U.S. stocks turned in more record highs after it was announced that a Phase One trade deal between the U.S. and China was reached, helping avoid tariffs scheduled to take effect on December 15th …
U.S. STOCKS REACH FRESH HIGHS AS GDP IS REVISED UP AND THE 2019 HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON COULD SET NEW RECORDS The four major U.S. stock market averages closed the Thanksgiving week with green numbers that gave investors reasons to give thanks The DJIA, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all reached new record highs and even the …
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STOCKS UP FOR SIXTH WEEK IN A ROW ON HOPES OF A CHINA TRADE DEAL COMING SOONER RATHER THAN LATER U.S. stocks reached another record high, as the major indices rose for the sixth straight week, which is the longest winning streak in two years The DJIA led the way this week by rising 1.2%, …
MARKETS UP FOR THE THIRD WEEK IN A ROW AS MORE COMPANIES ARE REPORTING POSITIVE EARNINGS SURPRISES THAN EXPECTED U.S. stock markets rose for the third consecutive week, ending very close to their record highs NASDAQ led the way with a gain of 1.9%, followed by the small–cap Russell 2000’s gain of 1.5%, the S&P …
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The 2019 World Series and the 2020 Markets Remember after the Houston Astros won in 2017? Or Cubs in 2016? Is there actually a difference in stock market performance depending on who wins the World Series? Should you really change your investment plans based on an American League or National League victory? Of course …
GE Workers on Edge After Pension Freeze November 15th Deadline Looms as Holiday Season Approaches General Electric Co. said it was freezing its pension plan for about 20,000 U.S. workers and offering pension buyouts to 100,000 former employees, as the conglomerate joins the ranks of U.S. companies phasing out a guaranteed retirement. GE is …
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[smart_track_player url=\”https://soundcloud.com/livewiththrive/tax-problems-we-have-the-answers\” ] Big weekend in Philadelphia, or in Florida, rather, for Philadelphia fans as Bryce Harper makes his debut at spring training today and with all of the conversation about the signing of Bryce Harper and that unbelievable contract. Some of the stories surfaced after about where Bryce Harper would live because of tax …
David, Karen, and Bret discuss what it means to be \”Bulletproof\” with your retirement plan. Karen also discusses the importance of caring for retired women, and David goes over the current pension crisis occurring in the United States. [smart_track_player url=\”https://soundcloud.com/livewiththrive/is-my-retirement-plan-bulletproof\” ] We\’ve reached a point, David, where we\’re midway into January, 28 days in the …
Bret discusses new laws in 2019, Karen talks about the importance of women being involved in their retirement plans, and David goes over what to expect during a complimentary consultation with Thrive. [smart_track_player url=\”https://soundcloud.com/livewiththrive/the-thrive-process\” ] We\’re coming off of what I thought was a great discussion last week. There was a great example by Bret, …
David, Bret, Karen, and Joe discuss the growth and improvements within Thrive Financial Services in 2018, as well as new policies that will be in effect in 2019. [smart_track_player url=\”https://soundcloud.com/livewiththrive/2018-year-in-review\” ] David, I want to begin by thanking you, by thanking Karen, and by thanking Bret on behalf of all of the people who have …