Reading Time: 3 minutes Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a plan to ban non-compete clauses. This proposal would allow workers to work for rival companies or start competing businesses immediately, but as expected, there is some heavy...
Reading Time: 7 minutes Recapping A Challenging 2022 Markets faced several challenges in 2022, including high inflation, historic central bank policy, the war in Ukraine, and Covid lockdowns in China. Inflation was a significant factor in the markets throughout the...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Monthly Market Summary The S&P 500 Index returned +5.6% during November, outperforming the Russell 2000 Index’s +2.2% return. Cyclical sectors outperformed during November, with Materials (+11.7%) and Industrials (+7.8%) as the top two...
Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction Market volatility is inherent to all asset values in financial markets and measures the price fluctuations of an asset or portfolio. Common causes of market volatility may include cyclicality, market speculation, and unexpected...
Reading Time: 6 minutes As market turmoil and volatility continues at home and abroad, the economic landscape for investors seems to be ever-shifting. Between the raging inflation in the U.S. economy, the corresponding rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, and...
