HCR Wealth Advisors Highlights Seven Industries that Could Thrive After the Pandemic

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The prognosticators are hardened in their positions: some say the markets are headed toward cataclysmic losses, and others say we are poised for a V-shaped recovery. They can’t both be right. And the truth could land anywhere in between. Regardless, anyone with a 401(k), IRA, mutual fund, or other exposure to the stock market will […]

“Unprecedented”

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In the first quarter of this year, the stock market saw an unprecedented decline – in terms of the speed and magnitude with which it took place.  In the aftermath and ensuing months, the market then staged an unprecedented rebound from the lows.  This was accompanied by an unprecedented amount of stimulus, from both the Fed and […]

HCR Wealth Advisors Helps Explain the Alphabet Soup of Economic Recovery

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If there’s one thing every investor has an opinion about, it’s what shape the economic recovery will take. So, what is ‘shape?’ An economy goes into recession when it reaches a peak of activity and ends when the economy reaches its trough. At that point, the recovery begins. When economists plot out an economy’s future […]

HCR Wealth Advisors is the Right Financial Team for Your Divorce Proceedings

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Finding the actual number of marriages that result in divorce is no easy task. Every organization or agency that tries has so many caveats that the statistics are questionable. But, the American Psychological Association says it’s somewhere around 40–50%. Whatever the number of divorces it is, the only one that counts is yours. If that’s […]

SECURE Act – “Stretch” Elimination

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, which became law on December 20, 2019, drastically changed a very powerful financial and estate planning tool. For many, the ability to leave a Traditional or Roth IRA to the next generation as an inherited IRA is a valuable planning technique. Pre-SECURE Act, withdrawals from […]

Long-Term Care Insurance

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Roughly half of today’s 65-year olds will eventually develop a chronic medical condition, a disability, or a disorder that will require some form of long-term care services. Waiting until you are already suffering from a debilitating condition will make it nearly impossible to qualify for long-term care insurance. Regular health insurance does not cover the […]

How is the Government Navigating These Unprecedented Times?

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The Coronavirus outbreak has affected the lives of every single person on the planet. Economically speaking, it has had a unique effect as it has resulted in rapid market changes in a way that hasn’t really seen before. Most economic slowdowns unfold at much slower speeds and over a longer period of time. Events build […]