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This might sound a little strange coming from someone who invests other people's money in the stock market, but it's true - Most Stocks Are Bad Investments.

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Equity compensation is an attractive benefit that many companies offer to their employees. It can be a valuable way to reward and motivate employees by giving them a share of the company’s ownership.
Stocks moved to the rhythm of earnings season last week, initially rising on positive earnings surprises and faltering later in the week on key earnings disappointments.
Big question: how’s the economy doing so far in 2023? With the year more than half over and markets on a spree, it's an important question to consider.
Celebrating as a family member graduates high school and attends college is a joyous event and the culmination of years of hard work.
Better-than-expected updates last week on consumer and wholesale price inflation buoyed investor sentiment, driving stocks higher and lowering bond yields.
Harry Markowitz, the pioneer and father of Modern Portfolio Theory, passed away on June 22 at the age of 95.
Major stock market indices made significant gains in the first half of 2023 due to slowing Fed rate hikes and a strong rally in tech stocks.
This is the Financial Synergies 2nd Quarter 2023 Market Review and Commentary. We hope you find the information helpful.
It was a winning week all around - literally. All 11 S&P 500 sectors finished higher; the major indices all finished higher; and the value stocks as a class finished higher as did the growth stocks.
Interest rates and valuation levels are having a significant impact on this market and economic cycle, and it's important to understand why.
Although 2026 is a few years away, one question you may want to start considering now is - are you prepared for an estate tax sunset?
This holiday-shortened week of trading saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq break five and eight week winning streaks, respectively.
At its June meeting, the Fed decided to hit pause on rate hikes after more than a year of rapid monetary policy tightening.
In this article we discuss 529s and other college savings programs. What education savings programs are right for you?
The world has been abuzz over artificial intelligence and the possible benefits and threats. These range from the practical such as better tools for knowledge workers and ways for students to avoid writing papers, to the philosophical including what it means to be sentient and the impact on human civilization.

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