Market Monitor – Third Quarter 2022

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The votes have been tallied and any hopes for a sustained rally in July were quickly dashed as markets experienced a bear market rally through the remainder of the third quarter. Markets broadly made new lows on the same mix of concerns that have plagued 2022.

The Clarity Formula® – Tax Strategies

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Despite the highest inflation in 40 years, rising interest rates, and significant losses in both the stock and bond markets, donors have remained committed to supporting the charities and causes important to them. According to Schwab Charitable, in the first 6 months of this year “donors granted $2.1 billion to charities, a 16% increase over […]

Market Review – September 2022

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For much of August, markets were heating up in the wake of a relatively favorable earnings season. But, much like a child’s summer ends with a new school year, the August rally ended following the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in the second to last week of the month.