Market Commentary: Seven Important Things to Remember In 2025
“Stocks take the escalator up, but the elevator down.” Old investing maxim
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4 Hurdles in Retirement Beyond Your Investment Portfolio
Becoming hyper-focused on only one aspect of a problem is pretty much never a good approach. A racecar driver who only focuses on speed and ignores strategy won’t win races, at least not many of them. A carpenter who only hammers in nails won’t build strong structures.
Market Commentary: Stocks Are Quite Resilient
In the midst of a banking crisis that has seen some of the largest U.S. banks collapse nearly overnight and 100-year-old European banks verging on failure, not to mention a volatile bond market and a plunge in crude oil — the Federal Reserve raised rates. While we’d expect stocks to tumble …
Market Commentary: The Latest on the Banking Crisis
On the heels of the first three bank failures in years, issues spread across the pond last week as Credit Suisse Group AG became the latest banking institution to make headlines over solvency concerns. Let’s be clear: This Swiss bank was a three-dollar stock two weeks ago and has long been …
Next Level Retirement Planning
Level up your retirement plans! Watch out webinar: Next Level Retirement with Carson’s Senior Wealth Planner Tom Fridrich and Wealth Planner Michael Gruidel, now available on demand.
Your Silicon Valley Bank Questions Answered
You likely have heard about the recent Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse and probably have questions. Here, we provide you with unbiased answers to your questions.
Market Commentary: Was Silicon Valley Bank the First Domino to Fall?
Founded in 1983, Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company, SVB Financial, announced on Wednesday it had sold $21 billion in assets to raise cash and was taking a $1.8 billion loss while also trying to raise capital. Due to dwindling deposits and losses in its holdings, the bank was forced to se …
