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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: May 26, 2022 6:15:00 PM
On Tuesday of this week, the National Association of Home Builders reported April 2022 new home sales were down for a fourth straight month, falling...
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: May 5, 2022 2:30:00 PM
Market performance at the end of April did not produce the bounty of flowers expected by the popular refrain; rather, April’s showers continued to...
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: Apr 6, 2022 12:05:56 PM
The major domestic market indices all finished March on the upside but are showing YTD losses as they have not yet regained lost ground since...
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: Mar 21, 2022 12:55:51 PM
As February ends and March begins, the world's attention is consumed by the Kremlin's aggression against the people of Ukraine.
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: Mar 10, 2022 2:59:22 PM
Job market optimism collides with credit market realities.
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: Feb 28, 2022 1:45:00 PM
The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge notches a 4-decade high as core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) hit 5.21% in January 2022.
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: Feb 25, 2022 11:01:00 AM
The markets continue to experience turbulence as Ukraine defends itself from Russia’s invasion. Heightened geopolitical risks on top of the...
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: Jan 10, 2022 10:56:00 AM
December ended on a favorable note for most markets and most commodities. While we are now in the midst of a new flare-up of the Covid virus,...
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: Nov 17, 2021 10:15:05 AM
The start of the fourth quarter was generous to the equity markets as almost every key indices reached new year-long heights.
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Joe Maas, CFA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC, MSFS, CCIM™, CVA, ABAR, CM&AA: Oct 15, 2021 4:03:56 PM
September was a difficult month for the major market indices as investors remained concerned about the possibility of inflation and the nation’s...
