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FOMC Minutes: Staff Predicts Mild Recession; Additional Increases in Fed Funds Rate "Appropriate"

Calculated Risk

The staff continued to judge that uncertainty around the baseline projection was considerable and still viewed the risks as being influenced importantly by the potential macroeconomic implications of banking-sector developments, which could end up being more, or less, negative than assumed in the baseline.

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Strategic Update – Q4 2023

Discipline Funds

To learn more about our investment management service please contact us here. Macroeconomic Overview Our macroeconomic forecast for 2023 called for a year of disinflation and “muddle through” That means we expected the economy to remain sluggish and for inflation to show positive rates of change that were sequentially slower.

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12 Best Paying Jobs in Finance in 2023

Good Financial Cents

The CFO role is multi-faceted and includes everything from financial planning and analysis to business budgeting, financial decision-making, and risk management. Because much of an advisor’s job revolves around talking to clients and seeking new investment opportunities, excellent communication skills are essential in this role.

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Weekend Reading – Commuting, Credit and Fumbling in the Red Zone

Discipline Funds

The economy has slowed materially and markets have corrected substantially as we digest the excesses of the boom. Aggressive Fed tightening creates the outlier risk of a credit event as inflation slows and potentially slows more than the Fed wants during a softening economic environment. They’re in the perfect position to ease back.

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Upholding Ethics in Finance: The Key to a Successful and Responsible Career

International College of Financial Planning

Some popular finance careers include financial planning, investment banking, corporate finance, and risk management. Impact of Ethics on Finance and the Economy. Moreover, adhering to ethical principles mitigates the risk of financial crises, safeguarding individual well-being and the wider economy.

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Small Caps: The Big Picture

Brown Advisory

economy, seem poised to benefit from a potential postpandemic rebound. With over 2,000 stocks, access to financing and a highly innovative economy and culture, U.S. small-caps particularly attractive, especially from a risk management perspective. return in the first quarter of 2020), U.S. And for good reason: U.S.

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Small Caps: The Big Picture

Brown Advisory

economy, seem poised to benefit from a potential postpandemic rebound. With over 2,000 stocks, access to financing and a highly innovative economy and culture, U.S. small-caps particularly attractive, especially from a risk management perspective. With record 94.8% return in the first quarter of 2020), U.S. In fact, U.S.