International College of Financial Planning

JULY 31, 2023

They are professionals who hold specialized degrees or certifications in finance, economics, or related fields. Their knowledge extends to various investment products, risk management, tax implications, and financial planning. By diversifying investments advisors can help with asset allocation.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Source: Trading Economics Declining inflation and interest rates explain a lot of investor optimism, but there are additional reasons to be sanguine. There are always plenty of unforeseen issues that could slow or reverse our economic train. Slome, CFA, CFP® Plan. a few months ago to 3.9% today (see chart below).

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Source: Trading Economics As long as consumers continue to hold a job, they will continue spending to buoy economic activity – remember, consumer spending accounts for roughly 70% of our country’s economic activity. Slome, CFA, CFP® Plan. rate (see chart below). The S&P 500 index fell -4.9% for the month.

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MARCH 1, 2022

As you can see below, the worst economic impact is forecasted to be felt by Russia (consensus on 2/24/22 of approximately a -1.0% hit to economic growth), more than twice as bad as the -0.2% a rounding error and less than 1% of total global economic activity). Source: The Financial Times. Slome, CFA, CFP®.

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APRIL 1, 2022

The hangover from COVID has created significant supply chain disruptions and widespread economic shortages. Source: Trading Economics. The rising Baker Hughes drilling rig count below reflects the miracle of supply-demand economics operating in full force. Source: Trading Economics. Slome, CFA, CFP®.

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MAY 2, 2022

Market corrections are never comfortable, but successful, long-term investing comes with a price…no pain, no gain! Slome, CFA, CFP®. This article is an excerpt from a previously released Sidoxia Capital Management complimentary newsletter (May 2, 2022). Subscribe on the right side of the page for the complete text.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED). Slome, CFA, CFP®. Furthermore, if you give the Fed the benefit of the doubt of achieving this uncertain target, this 2.5% level is very appealing and still extremely low, historically speaking ( see chart below ). Many investors are very myopic in their focus on U.S. interest rates.

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