For many people, retirement brings many advantages—more free time, fewer responsibilities, and more time for family and hobbies. Unfortunately, taxes can remain a constant burden even after you’ve left the workforce. Working with your financial advisor to develop a strong retirement plan ca …
Stocks were flat last week, but the S&P 500 continues to hold above its June peak. This level is a logical area of support. The 50-day moving average, which is just below this area, provides additional support. For now, we’d expect these two areas of support to hold. We noted last …
In this week’s The Glass Half Full, Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist (recording from LaGuardia Airport on a delayed flight), tackle the question on everyone’s mind: Are higher interest rates going to derail the …
With a day to go, the S&P 500 is up a very impressive 3% during the historically weak month of August. That’s the good news. The bad news? September is around the corner, and some of the worst months ever have taken place during this month. Another Solid Week The two big events last wee …
Determining what age to begin claiming your Social Security benefit is a big decision. Do you claim early at age 62? Take it at your full retirement age? Delay until you’re 70 years old? Or any age in between? There are a wide variety of factors that can go into your final decision, and we …
After hitting new highs the previous week, stocks pulled back last week as long-term interest rates continued to march higher. The big story was the 30-year Treasury yield hitting levels last seen in 2007, leaving the S&P 500 down about 2% from its recent highs and worrying many that hi …
In this week’s The Glass Half Full, Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist, dig into the eye-popping headline that the U.S. just crossed $40 trillion in debt, up from $20 trillion just nine years ago. Sonu breaks down why the ra …
