Financial Planning
August 19, 2025
2023
For parents saving for their children’s college education, a Section 529 plan may offer several advantages. Section 529 plans are operated by individual states and let families set aside money to cover future education expenses on behalf of account beneficiaries.
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August 19, 2025
2023
The Fed may have avoided recession for now, but more economic pain may be necessary to bring inflation down to its long-term target.
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August 19, 2025
2023
Stocks posted yet another positive month in July, as investors increasingly anticipated a “Goldilocks”, soft landing scenario of stable economic trends and declining inflationary pressures.
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August 19, 2025
2023
The first half of 2023 has concluded, and it is one for the record books. Despite seemingly countless reasons to be wary of the markets – regional banks collapsing, core inflation (excluding food and energy) stubbornly remaining above or near 5% and a debt-ceiling resolution being pushed to the 11th hour– the S&P 500 climbed over 16% on a total return basis to start the first half of the year.
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August 19, 2025
2023
Defying all expectations, stocks posted another quarter of robust gains. Enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (AI) led to a surge in Technology stocks, propelling the major averages higher in the second quarter.
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