2015 1st Quarter Fixed Income Comments

May 4, 2015

The Federal Reserve removed the word “patient” from their forward guidance, effectively making the timing of the first Federal Funds rate change in the last 5 years completely data dependent. Yes, the last time the Federal Funds rate has moved at all was in February of 2010. However, Chairwoman Janet Yellen told us…

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2015 1st Quarter Equity Comments

May 4, 2015

The first quarter of 2015 was eerily similar to the first quarter of 2014 when the Polar Vortex put the economy on hold. This year cold weather was only one factor: a West Coast port strike and the impact of a strong dollar on exports also hindered economic activity, while lower capital expenditures by the…

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2015 March Insight Report

April 23, 2015

April Update | As of March 31, 2015 ECONOMY: WINTER DOLDRUMS CONTINUE WITH SOME EARLY SIGNS OF A SPRING SNAPBACK Economic Data March 2015’s U.S. economic data (which largely reflect economic activity in February 2015) continued the prior month’s trend of weaker than expected numbers that increasingly point to soft growth in the first quarter…

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2015 Tax Facts

February 4, 2015

  Your Reference Guide to: 2015 Tax Rates, College Savings, Incentive IRA and 401(K) Contributions…  

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