by lindapowell | Jan 7, 2016 | Economic Updates
January 2016 THE MONTH IN BRIEF Stocks limped to the finish in December. The S&P 500 slumped 1.75% during the month and lost 0.73% for the year. The market rallied when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but it...
by lindapowell | Dec 7, 2015 | Economic Updates
December 2015 THE MONTH IN BRIEF While the Russell 2000 and Nasdaq Composite advanced significantly in November, the S&P 500 did not – the broad U.S. benchmark rose a mere 0.05%. Terrorists took hundreds of lives in France, Lebanon, Nigeria, Mali and Tunisia...
by cambridgesourcesites | Nov 19, 2015 | Articles, Newsletters
Congress’s two year federal budget deal on October 30 also created some Social Security changes, notably to the file and suspend strategy. Read more about this and our thoughts for the season in our November newsletter.
by cambridgesourcesites | Nov 6, 2015 | Articles, In The News
A great claiming strategy to try & optimize Social Security benefits disappears. Congress just changed the Social Security benefit rules. On October 30, Capitol Hill lawmakers approved a two-year federal budget deal. As part of that agreement, they authorized...
by cambridgesourcesites | Nov 5, 2015 | Articles, Economic Updates
November 2015 THE MONTH IN BRIEF October was the least dramatic month the stock market had seen in some time – no sudden shocks, very little chance of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, earnings taking center stage. All this was just what the bulls needed....
by lindapowell | Oct 28, 2015 | Articles, Newsletters
There are some easy things in finances, but the hard ones, like handling debt, need our attention. Kristin shares her two methods for debt management. Also in this issue, what you need to know about chip enabled credit cards. Read more in our October newsletter....
