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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Makes a New All-Time High, and a Look at Housing

Carson Wealth

That’s one reason why the 2008–2009 recession was as bad as it was—households were much more levered and when unemployment rose and home prices fell, everything crashed. The greater the leverage, the harder the crash (like in 2008-2009). It was 101% at the end of 2019, and 137% just before the financial crisis in 2007.

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Market Commentary: Strong Jobs Report Gets the “Good News Is Bad News” Treatment

Carson Wealth

The last two highlight the challenges of keeping up with changing markets and technology, as GM declared bankruptcy in 2009 and Kodak in 2012. Compliance Case # 7521978.1._011325_C Also in the top 10 in the early 70s, several oil companies, Eastman Kodak, and General Motors.

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Proactive Auditing or Embedded Assurance

Norman Marks

In 2009, the […]. , I was intrigued. What exactly is “embedded assurance”? I expected something along the lines of the new-fangled concept of ‘combined assurance’, which is really not new at all!

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Market Commentary: Good Riddance February, Hello March

Carson Wealth

Those other times we saw fear similar to this were times like the recession and near bear market of 1990, October 2008 and March 2009 during the Great Financial Crisis, and the end of the bear market in 2022. Heres the catch. A diversified portfolio does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

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What’s Next for UBS: The Four Potential Fates of UBS and What Each Could Mean for Advisors

Diamond Consultants

This is problematic in an environment where just the cost of technology and compliance can be staggering for even the most profitable of firms. UBS might also consider a repeat of its 2009 strategy when it sold approximately 55 “non-core” branches to regional firm Stifel Nicolaus. Would UBS even be attractive to one of these?

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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Approaching All-Time High but US Economic Momentum Slowing

Carson Wealth

Other years that saw big returns after down days were 2003, 2008, 2009, 2020, and of course now. Compliance Case # 8051655.1_060925_C The post Market Commentary: S&P 500 Approaching All-Time High but US Economic Momentum Slowing appeared first on Carson Wealth. Since 1980, only 2020 would be better than 2025 so far.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Pause on Geopolitical Risk, Fed

Carson Wealth

One of the longest bull markets ever was the 11-year bull market that started in 2009 after the Great Financial Crisis. Compliance Case # 8096786.1_062325_C The post Market Commentary: Stocks Pause on Geopolitical Risk, Fed appeared first on Carson Wealth.