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Are You a Tax Reform Winner? December 1, 2018 Taxes
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is one of the biggest tax reforms in years, and many Americans are still trying to make sense of it.src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" The Federal Reserve Cooled off the Markets
November 30, 2018 U.S. Economy
Where do we go from here? From my perch, it looks like the markets have already priced in the Federal Reserve’s work, at least in the short term.src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" Utilities Stocks Are Outperforming the Market — Here’s Why
November 30, 2018 Investment Opportunities
Utilities are emerging as a safe haven. In the last six months, the SPDR Utilities Index returned 8%. That compares to the S&P 500 Index’s loss of 2.4%.src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" The S&P 500 Death Cross Is Coming Soon
November 30, 2018 Stocks
The S&P 500 Index, the stock market‘s most-tracked index, is set to form a “death cross.” That’s an extremely bearish indicator.src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" Market Dips Create Massive Opportunities for Investors
November 29, 2018 Stocks
There is a critical concept that too many investors forget when they jump into the fray with their money. When it comes to uncovering the best companies, cash is still king. The idea can be easily overlooked when it comes to flashy new products and big promises for the future, but the power of cash […]MEET OUR EXPERTS
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