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Changing of the Tides
The markets have experienced significant movement over the past month, with volatility driven by shifting valuations, policy uncertainty, and economic trends. While these fluctuations can feel unsettling, they are a natural part of the market cycle. In the attached...
4 Minutes with FourThought Market Update: Q1 2025
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Quarantining the Goose: Protecting Stock Dividends in an Era of Economic Uncertainty
One of the four key principals of our investment strategy at FourThought Private Wealth is summarized in the statement, “Don’t eat the goose!” This is an obvious reference to Aesop’s “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg.” This 1500-year-old fable is so ingrained in...
Four Facts for May 13: The VIX, Consumer Price Index and More
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Which Way to Economic Recovery?
What are the markets and investments going to do over the next 12-18 months? Most financial advisors will respond, “No one can know, so just stay the course.” At FourThought Private Wealth, we think this is a cop-out. We agree that no one can see the future, but that...
The Yogi Berra Approach to Forecasting an Economic Recovery
One of the most popular philosophers in the modern era was born on May 12, 1925. He served in the United States Navy during the Normandy landings during World War II, a role which earned him a purple heart. He also played professional baseball. His quips about life...
Four Facts for April 27: Comparing Current Unemployment to 2008 and More
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Is Now the Time to Convert Your Traditional IRA to a Roth and Save?
I had a good friend who lived to be 95 years old. Over the course of his final year, he constantly talked about his and his late wife’s 75th wedding anniversary approaching at the end of spring. He wanted to celebrate their life together one more time. Late one April...
2020 Q2 Economic Review and Commentary
With a full quarter behind us, what does the economic data look like? What can it suggest for the current quarter and this year? Listen to our Q2 2020 Economic Review and Commentary, “Treading Water.” Simply click the link below and register; there is no cost to...
Four Facts for April 20: Zoom’s Market Cap and More
https://vimeo.com/409810075
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Four Minutes with FourThought Market Update
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