The Fed finally made a rate cut, and this one was big. Is this going to be a positive thing for the stock market? Carson Group’s Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick and VP, Global Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese share their insights about what happened and what could be next for investors a …
Savvy investors keep one eye on Wall Street and one eye on Washington. One of the main topics of Capitol Hill conversations is estate taxes, specifically annual and lifetime exemption amounts. Estate taxes often take aim specifically at the high net worth crowd, who have more to pass on.
U.S. home prices continued to march higher. As Figure 1 shows, they have surged 13.2%. The 20-city index has increased slightly more as cities just out of the top 10, such as Phoenix, San Diego, and Seattle have experienced very rapid price appreciation. The annualized gains are in line wit …
Watch this webinar hosted by Carson’s Director of Retirement Research Jamie Hopkins to learn more about upcoming legislation could impact your financial plan.
In the second edition of the True Wealth Classroom, Wealth Advisors, Nik Aamlid, CAP® and Ryan Ovenden explore tax planning and everything YOU need to know in this Tax Planning Workshop. They share 10 Tax Efficient Retirement Planning Strategies for you to consider for next tax season.
Written by Casey Franken, CFP, Wealth Advisor Whew. Another tax season is behind us as most individuals have either filed their tax returns or filed for an extension by the new IRS deadline of May 17. Though we’re not accountants, we know how chaotic this time of year can be for people. If …
S&P 500 earnings were expected to be strong and turned out to be phenomenal. When the final 5% of companies report, first quarter earnings are expected to have increased 51.9%. When the quarter began, earnings growth was expected to be less than 25%. Strong earnings from consumer discre …
