Russ explains why monetary easing matters more than geopolitical risks for the markets right now. Absent a year-end meltdown, stocks will have enjoyed a stellar year. That stocks would post +20% gains was not obvious back in January, when investors were preparing for some combination of a recession and trade war. What saved stocks? It has not been stellar economic growth or a surge in corporate earnings. While the recent easing in trade tensions has helped, what […]

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The Option Bare minimum Tax is a really significant thought for taxpayers who very own authentic estate since just about every tax rule making use of to serious estate is different for the AMT than it is for the Regular Tax. This short article on Genuine Estate and the AMT will deal with those people cases where the person holds the genuine estate as an financial investment, normally as rental house. The dissimilarities in tax therapy involving […]

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Growth stocks have outpaced the broad market for several years running. Can they continue their winning ways in an economic slowdown? Martin Small poses this question and more to veteran growth investor Lawrence Kemp. Growth stocks have outperformed their value peers and the broad market in 2019, and have been on a strong run for the better part of the post-crisis period. Is the eventual slowing of economic momentum a death knell for growth stocks, or can […]

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Many of us give back to make the world a better place for the next generation. Some people volunteer time and talent. And some are fortunate enough to give through wealth. Using wealth for good has become a core aspect of the U.S. value system. I’ve seen charitable giving grow steadily over the past several decades. Studies show that since the 1950s, even after adjusting for inflation, charitable giving has grown by 6.5 times.1 I believe when […]

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Rick Rieder, Russ Brownback and Trevor Slaven contend that much of the recent criticism brought to bear against Fed policy makers is misguided, and in fact the central bank has done an admirable job of pivoting toward a pragmatic equilibrium in recent months. We have talked in the past about how global digital distribution capabilities are re-shaping the rules of economics, where supply can expand nearly instantaneously to fill a void. Nowhere is supply in over-abundance today […]

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