Outlook 2024: A Turning Point

Solid gains for both stocks and bonds gave investors a November to remember. Increasing confidence in a soft landing for the U.S. economy has shifted the focus away from rate hikes and toward eventual cuts, helping to pull long-term interest rates down and encouraging market participants to pay higher prices for stocks relative to expected earnings. Patient investors have been …

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Doing Good, Feeling Good

When it comes to giving back, your mind might jump to making monetary donations—but that’s not all you can do. Using your unique talents and interests to give back is one of the best ways to make a difference.

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7 Retirement Considerations

When helping people get ready for retirement, financial professionals find the same issues come up over and over. Here are 7 retirement considerations that every investor should think about.

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Year-End Donations and #GivingTuesday

According to GivingTuesday.org, donations to nonprofits and community organizations totaled $2.7 billion on #GivingTuesday in 2021. Here is a list of things for you to think about as you consider your year-end charitable donations.

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Trusts and Year-End Planning: A Checklist

The end of the year is a great time to review your trust document, update information, buy or sell assets or even cancel your trust if you choose. Here is a checklist to help you complete your trust and year-end planning.

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Looking Ahead

October is now behind us and it has delivered on its track record as a historically favorable month for stocks, offering some respite for investors as major equity indices rose for the month.