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This is Average

The Irrelevant Investor

The S&P 500 is experiencing its worst January through April going all the way back to 1970. It's hard to believe then, that part of an unusual year is exactly average, at least so far. Going back to 1950, the S&P 500 has had a positive annual return 56 out of 71 years, or 79% of the time. But as we know all too well, stocks don't go up in a straight line.

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Blog #220: Testing Financial Tolerance™for Zero Estate TaxUsing InsMark’s Premium Financing and Wealthy and Wise

Robert B. Ritter Jr.

(Click here for Blog Archive)(Click here for Blog Index) (Presentations in this blog were created using the Premium Financing System and Wealthy and Wise® ) This Blog describes combining our Premium Financing and Wealthy and Wise® Systems to produce a powerful wealth planning concept called “Zero Estate Tax,” Most clients prefer comparing their current plan to […].

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles The arc of innovation bends upward. (By Kai Wu) For the longest time it felt like tech stocks were the only ones worth owning. That dynamic has now completely shifted. (By Ben Carlson) People are spending about 4 percent more than you might have expected them to spend if pre-pandemic trends continued. (By Alan Cole) Jack Bogle was hardcore.