Insights
By: Wade Austin
Following July’s strong performance and entering a softer stretch of the calendar, many assumed equity markets would take a breather in August.
By: Wade Austin
Initially propelled by an expectation smashing 4.8M June jobs gained report and sustained by the announcement of several promising phase III clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccines, equity markets continued their remarkably persistent rally in July.
By: Brenda McRae
Last year, Governor Roy Cooper signed a bill requiring all North Carolina high school students to pass a course in economics and personal finance as a requirement of graduation beginning with the 2020/2021 school year.
By: Wade Austin
2Q 2020 felt like the longest, slowest three months for many, but in capital markets, everything moved at warp speed.
By: Ivan Lukic
New updates from the Internal Revenue Service regarding required minimum distributions, or RMDs.
By: Wade Austin
The “black swan event” for markets was turning off the U.S.
By: Wade Austin
From February 19th to March 23rd, the S&P 500 fell 34% as the “Great Lockdown” wreaked economic havoc and sparked alarming Depression fears.
By: Wade Austin
The four most dangerous words in investing are said to be, “This time is different.” Yet today, “unprecedented” is clearly more factual than hyperbole.