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Pension Option Analysis [Video]

[Video] Pension Option Analysis| Pension Option analysis decisions can be difficult to evaluate alone. Making the right decision can save thousands of dollars over time.

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Election 2020 has delivered a divided government. Now it’s time to turn our attention towards the future and look at what this means for the economy and the stock market. | Financial Design Studio, Inc.

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Investment Portfolio Rebalancing : Passive vs. Active [Video]

[Video] Investment Portfolio Rebalancing: Passive V.S. Active | One of the most important parts of investing your money for long-term goals such as retirement is to make sure you are rebalancing your portfolios often so they are on track and you are not taking on too much risk or too little risk with your investments.

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Consumer Expectations Improving

This week we received survey data on the state of consumer confidence in the U.S. The punchline: Consumers are feeling a bit better. The Conference Board publishes a monthly survey of consumer confidence. As you might imagine, confidence slumped mightily in March and April on the back of the COVID-19 scare. But May’s survey points to…

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Will Company Earnings Recover in 2021?

One of the puzzling things we’ve seen the last two months since the COVID crisis washed ashore in the U.S. is the dichotomy between the real economy and the stock market. On one side, the real economy is posting its worst performance since the Great Depression. Yet on the other side, the stock market is…

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It’s Official… We Are In A Recession

This week we got our first estimate of the impact of the COVID crisis on the U.S. Economy. As expected, we’re now in recession. But the real ugly data is still to come. On Wednesday, the Commerce Department posted its estimate of first quarter economic growth for the U.S. The result? Economic activity contracted at…

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