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Exploring the Relationship Between Inflation and Market Sector Performance Over the Past 40 Years

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Inflation is a significant factor affecting financial markets and economic performance. Over the past four decades, periods of high and low inflation have influenced market sectors in various ways. This article will briefly examine the history of inflation, discuss market sectors that have performed well or poorly during high inflation, […]

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Inflation is a significant factor affecting financial markets and economic performance. Over the past four decades, periods of high and low inflation have influenced market sectors in various ways. This article will briefly examine the history of inflation, discuss market sectors that have performed well or poorly during high inflation,

Stocks Down Rates Up

Markets are down 21%, Rates are up 0.75%… now what?

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In 2021 the S&P closed at a record high a total of 70 days. Only one other year (1995) had seen more record highs. We are a long way from January 4th, 2022, when the S&P peaked at 4,793. Although today we are seeing some recovery of markets, we are

Markets are down 21%, Rates are up 0.75%… now what? Read More »

In 2021 the S&P closed at a record high a total of 70 days. Only one other year (1995) had seen more record highs. We are a long way from January 4th, 2022, when the S&P peaked at 4,793. Although today we are seeing some recovery of markets, we are

Small Business Retirement

Maximizing Small Business Retirement Plan Deductions

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Maximizing Small Business Retirement Plan Deductions Most small business owners have been at a party, on a golf course or just talking with a friend who boasts “I don’t worry about taxes much, I deduct most of my income.” What are they talking about? Are they serious? Is that legal?

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Maximizing Small Business Retirement Plan Deductions Most small business owners have been at a party, on a golf course or just talking with a friend who boasts “I don’t worry about taxes much, I deduct most of my income.” What are they talking about? Are they serious? Is that legal?

Chicken Coops, Woodworking and the Woods

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Just prior to the pandemic I traded in the Chicago condo for something my daughter and I hadn’t had in years…space. We made the decision that Chicago schools were great, but that we wanted to lock in a school district for the last six years before college. There was one

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Just prior to the pandemic I traded in the Chicago condo for something my daughter and I hadn’t had in years…space. We made the decision that Chicago schools were great, but that we wanted to lock in a school district for the last six years before college. There was one

Russian Oil Pipeline

How will a ban on Russian gas exports affect my green investments?

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Yesterday the United States announced a bipartisan unilateral ban on Russian oil imports. This has gotten many of my clients thinking about how an expensive and volatile oil market may impact a portfolio that is heavy in renewable energy stocks. That is a great question! The ban on Russian oil

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Yesterday the United States announced a bipartisan unilateral ban on Russian oil imports. This has gotten many of my clients thinking about how an expensive and volatile oil market may impact a portfolio that is heavy in renewable energy stocks. That is a great question! The ban on Russian oil

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