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March 17, 2014

How will Putin’s actions affect our markets?

Equities experienced a rocky week as worries mounted about China’s economic state and tensions escalated in Ukraine. While investors were not panicking, the pessimistic mood contributed to the Nasdaq posting…

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March 11, 2014

Will We Have A Bull Market for the Next 5 Years?

The stock market growth we’ve experienced over the past five years has also been accompanied by some important gains in the economy. Today, the U.S. economy is worlds away from…

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February 28, 2014

HOT TOPIC: Japan’s Market Performance Spurred by “Abenomics” and Revival Hopes

The Japanese Nikkei Stock Average surprised many investors when it surged 57% in 2013 — posting its best year since 1972 — while Japan’s economy showed promising signs of life…

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February 28, 2014

Overcoming Retirement Challenges

In a 2013 survey of people aged 50 to 70 with $100,000 or more in investable assets, 90% reported that they had experienced at least one setback in saving for…

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February 28, 2014

Looking Back, Looking Forward

The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who was imagined as having two faces: one looking toward the past, the other looking toward the future. In…

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February 28, 2014

Time for a Trust?

Trusts have often been used to help protect assets from estate taxes, but fewer estates are subject to federal estate taxation since the exemption rose to $5 million in 2010…

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February 28, 2014

TIPS for Inflation Protection

After dropping sharply during the Great Recession, inflation — as measured by changes in the consumer price index (CPI) — has begun to creep upward, averaging a little more than…

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February 28, 2014

Overcoming Cloud Confusion

According to a recent survey, only 28% of small-business owners completely understand the concept of “cloud” computing, while 27% admit they don’t understand it well or at all.1–2 For business…

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January 1, 2014

HOT TOPIC: What Can We Expect in 2014?

The beginning of the year is a traditional time to look forward to potential economic developments. Although forecasts can change due to unforeseen circumstances, the outlook for 2014 is generally…

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January 1, 2014

Production Values: New Calculations for GDP

The latest film you enjoyed at your local theater may have cost $100 million or more to create, and much of that money was spent in communities where the film…

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