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In this episode of Casual Friday: Financial Insights, Brian and Ryan delve into the recent pullback in the markets, which have dipped at the onset of the second quarter. After kicking off the year with strong gains, the landscape has shifted du
This week Ryan and Brian come up for air from a busy tax season to examine how current tax brackets, both personal and corporate, compare to where brackets have been historically. They also touch on the possibility of brackets changing in the f
As we delve into the intensifying presidential election season, every day brings us closer to November 5, Election Day. We're witnessing what appears to be an impending rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Given the months ahead until No
This week Eric and Brian review how much "dry powder" is in money market funds and how these cash equivalent investments have swollen to record levels as rates have risen. However, event the Federal Reserve has said rates are coming down, so wh
This week Ryan and Brian discuss how all of the jobs lost during the pandemic have been recovered (and then some), and how business are still having trouble hiring, despite the large number of unemployed workers.Watch on YouTube: https://www.yo
This week Ryan and Brian review what could be ahead this year as the Fed begins to cut interest rates, and discuss how that impacts both equities and bonds in portfolios.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fordfinancialgroupSubscribe on
This week Ryan and Brian review LPL Research's 2024 outlook for stocks, bonds and the economy, and give there take on what could be ahead.LPL Research 2024 Outlook: https://bit.ly/3RKkZXGWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fordfinancialg
This week Ryan and Brian talk about how both stocks and bonds have been accelerating into the end of the year, though there may be reason to temper your optimism for 2024.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fordfinancialgroupSubscribe on
In this episode, we dive deep into the world of Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs). Join us as we explore how QCDs can be a tax-savvy way to support your favorite charitable causes while benefiting your retirement savings. Brian shares v
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Bonus episode time! This week Brian discusses how tax bracket thresholds and Social Security benefits are adjusted for inflation.Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fordfinancialgroupSubscribe on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you liste
This week Ryan and Brian talk about how the positive year to date performance of the S&P 500 has been driven by just a few stocks, and how a bear & bull market chart might be able to tell us when the S&P 500 could return to all time highs is in
This week Ryan and Brian talk about how AI has the potential to radically change the profitability of certain industries, and how economists polled by the Wall Street Journal are now evenly mixed on whether a recession is in store for the US ec
This week Ryan and Brian talk about how bond yields have shot higher recently, and how stock and bond markets have taken a beating as a result.Click here to register for FFG's October 17th WebinarSubscribe on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you lis
This week Ryan and Brian talk about the performance of US Tech firms versus tech internationally, and also review past market performance during US Government shutdowns.Subscribe on Amazon Prime Music (or wherever you listen to podcasts)Click h
This week Brian and Ryan talk about the seasonal performance of markets and how August and September can tend to be difficult months of the year. They also cover the recent news of the OPEC+ extended cuts and how the news has caused oil prices
This week Brian and Ryan talk more about "back to school," and the impacts of inflation on school materials and spending by families. They also cover the Conference Board's Leading Economic Index, or "LEI," and how it is clearly declaring that
This week Ryan and Brian discuss how July's non-farm payrolls grew by 187,000, slightly below consensus, with a slight increase from June's revised figure of 185,000. Unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% from the previous 3.6%, while labor force
This week Joe and Brian discuss how weird the housing market is right now, and reference data from Redfin.Click here: Redfin Downloadable Housing Market DataFind Joe Perry here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-perry-54428921/
This week Brian discusses how expanding market breadth and renewed hope for an economic soft landing have recently pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Dow Jones Transportation Average to new 52-week highs, and how the breakout on both i
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This week Brian reviews the first half of 2023 and discusses how it was a bit of a shocker for investors and analysts, as the S&P 500 powered through, giving an impressive 8.7% return in the second quarter, inclusive of dividends. This surge se
This week Ryan is finally back, and Brian and Ryan cover a variety of topics, including how markets are ripping as we finish the first half of the year, issues with the federal deficit, the rate of Fed rate increases, pickleball injuries, and w
As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept rates unchanged at its meeting last week but communicated a hawkish bias to future interest rate decisions. This week Brian talks about how the FOMC statement was modestly hawkish but s
If we assume recession is coming fairly soon, though it will likely be short and shallow, then what does that mean for stocks? This week Brian looks at recessions back to the early 1970s to see how the S&P 500 Index performed during the 12, six
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