How to Analyze Today’s Stock Market Report Many factors are at play as we look to analyze today’s stock market report. In September, the tech-heavy Nasdaq index dropped 5.3%, and the S&P 500 fell 4.8%, which was their most significant monthly drop since March of 2020, when Covid was shutting down the economy. In
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The future financial status of the Social Security program is a popular topic of debate. Each year, the Trustees of the Social Security trust report on the programs’ current and projected financial status. The annual report has many questioning, will Social Security last?
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Net Worth is often an important topic among investors and businesses. This calculation is used to determine the value of the individual or company and is used to monitor financial progress. First, net worth looks at the overall financial picture. This is calculated by subtracting the liabilities owed from the owned assets; the rule applies
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Today’s Market News: What You Need to Know Many factors are at play as we look to today’s market news. In August, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.2% (Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/new08/30/stock-market-futures-open-to-close-news.html), and our portfolios followed suit with good performance as well. Since we updated our trading strategy on 4/1/2021, our portfolios have performed well, and
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President Biden’s election campaign focused heavily on the potential for tax reform. President Biden promised that income taxes should not increase for the lower or middle class throughout the campaign. Although the government has failed to pass any official tax reform, it seems we are inching closer to implementation. Since there is a chance these
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