Has the stock market already factored in a higher interest rate?
Stock Market vs. Fed Rate Hikes in Volatile Market | Investor Pains

On June 15, 2022, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds rate to 1.65 percent. They vowed to “undertake open market operations as necessary to maintain the federal funds rate in a target range of 1.5-to-1.75 percent.” Let’s call it 1.75 percent for today’s discussion, which is in line with the…

By Allen Harris
June 27, 2022

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New taxes to know about

Tax proposals from as recently as June 2021 have changed. The stuff that could fall under this topic has filled months and months of news coverage. Today I will focus on some interesting ones you should be aware of. I’ll keep it brief, just so that you know we’re monitoring it for you. The ABCs…

By Allen Harris
September 27, 2021

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CAPITAL IDEAS: What a year

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” — Charles Dickens The year 2020 was dreadful. Our neighbors, friends, and family lost jobs as the economy struggled…

By Allen Harris
March 29, 2021

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