Here Comes August, Buckle Up We wish we knew why, but August is a month that tends to have a lot of out-of-the-blue scary events pop up along with a good deal of market volatility. Well, just one trading day into August and the pattern continues. A weak jobs report piled on some negative ta …
As an advisor, we get tasked with showing someone why they should pay us to give them advice. If clients can do it all themselves or hire a computer to invest, what is the true value of having a financial advisor? Is it really worth it?
Welcome to our first Weekly Market Commentary for 2025. We’ll kick off the year by looking back at a few of our favorite charts for 2024. Then, with the 119th Congress newly sworn in on Friday, January 3, we also take a look at some policy mistakes that could derail our largely bullish poli …
This week on Take 5, Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist at Carson Group, and Barry Gilbert outline five key themes for 2025, emphasizing long-term investing over market timing. Tune in as they discuss: Expectations of potential market pullbacks The importance of staying invested Avo …
As someone with a significant estate to leave, deciding who you leave it to and how you leave it are clearly important. Your personal preferences and the potential good your bequests can do are factors to think about in your estate planning. So is fairness — especially if you have several c …
“Stocks take the escalator up, but the elevator down.” Old investing maxim
In the final episode of Take 5 of 2024, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, discusses three main worries for the upcoming year, 2025. They highlight that while stocks have seen significant gains recently, the next year may not replicate this trend. Additionally, a strong …
