The Markets (as of market close August 31, 2021) The benchmark indexes enjoyed a solid August, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reaching record highs multiple times during the month. In fact, the S&P 500 recorded its seventh straight monthly advance — its longest streak of monthly gains since January 2018. Each of the […]

Wisdom with Women – Financial Increase: Ask For The Raise If you missed our most recent Wisdom with Women on August 11th featuring T’wina Nobles discussing the unique challenges when it comes to negotiating pay, please check out our recording of the event below: Financial Increase: There are many unique challenges when it comes to […]

South Sound Business – On The Move featuring our very own Brian Babbitt and Hannah Elkins! August 2021 Brian joined the team in June 2020 and Hannah in February of 2021.

The Markets (as of market close July 30, 2021) Stocks closed generally higher in July, despite a downturn at the end of the month. Second-quarter corporate earnings data was generally strong, although some megacap companies posted weaker-than-expected earnings results. Economic news was mostly favorable. The economy expanded at an annualized rate of 6.5%, 850,000 new […]

Wisdom with Women: Age of Fraud – Why Seniors are More Vulnerable to Financial Scams If you missed our most recent Wisdom with Women on July 22nd featuring Teresa Harbottle and Deb Morris discussing elder fraud, please check out our recording of the event below: Age of Fraud: Join us as we discuss various ways […]

The Markets (second quarter through June 30, 2021) The second quarter began with stocks making solid gains in April. COVID vaccines became available to more Americans. The federal government and several states pushed forward with reopening after relaxing many of pandemic-related constraints. Economic data was favorable and encouraging. The first-quarter gross domestic product accelerated at […]