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Market Commentary: Up and Down Week Leaves the S&P 500 Near Flat

Carson Wealth

In 2011 there was the US debt downgrade, and in 2015 China’s surprise devaluation of its currency. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. In 1997 was saw a major Asian banking crisis. 1998 saw the Russian debt default.

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Don’t be tricked by 8% eternal Universal Life Insurance Interest Rates!

Sara Grillo

Actuarial Guideline 49 of 2015, via the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) sought to cap, or limit the highly unlikely, aggressive illustrations used in the sales software prior to 2015. The goal is to educate people so they can steer clear of the traps the financial services industry sets for them.

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How to sniff out a lying grifter in a Form ADV

Sara Grillo

Salaske, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer is Firstmetric’s principal owner and is the sole Member and Manager of Firstmetric, LLC.” I periodically blog about financial products and services so that consumers can avoid being taken advantage of by the financial services industry.

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

We bought shares in WhiteWave in December 2015, in recognition of the healthy-living category of foods moving mainstream. They focus largely on industries that have low environmental footprints, including technology and financial services companies. .* That compares with a median return of 11.7% annually for U.S.

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Diving Deep: Achieving Outperformance By Using Environmental Research

Brown Advisory

We bought shares in WhiteWave in December 2015, in recognition of the healthy-living category of foods moving mainstream. They focus largely on industries that have low environmental footprints, including technology and financial services companies. .* That compares with a median return of 11.7% annually for U.S.

Food 52
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Market Commentary: Sentiment and Santa Setting the Market Tone for 2024

Carson Wealth

Lastly, the whole year was negative in 1994 and 2015 after no Santa. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. The average yearly gain for the S&P 500 has been 9.1% since 1950 and the index has risen 71.2% of the time.

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Market Commentary: Market Rally to Close April, But Be Wary of “Sell in May”

Carson Wealth

Over the past decade, stocks have only fallen twice during this timeframe — last year and 2015. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. Last year was a great time to sell and go away during this historically weak period.