by newcente | Feb 1, 2019 | Blog, Business Planning, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Uncategorized, What's New
February 1, 2019. By J.D. Wolfsberg: With a volatile interest rate environment, the yield curve is often the topic of discussion in the business media. However, this topic and its implications are not always fully understood by the general public. In short, the yield...
by newcente | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog, Business Planning, Equity Markets, Financial Planning, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Uncategorized, What's New
January 9, 2019. By Mark Barry: Despite strong US economic growth and a favorable environment for corporate America, the majority of asset classes struggled to deliver positive total returns for investors in 2018. While the year started off on the right foot, bearish...
by newcente | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog, Equity Markets, Financial Planning, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Uncategorized, What's New
July 25, 2018. By Mark Barry: After a year in which almost all asset classes exhibited solid positive returns, 2018 has been mixed thus far with respect to performance across the financial markets. In the United States stocks are up, with small caps handily outpacing...
by newcente | Jul 17, 2018 | Blog, Financial Planning, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Tax Planning, Uncategorized, What's New
July 17, 2018. By John Wolfsberg: It wasn’t too long ago that yields on most money market funds were essentially zero. In fact, had most mutual funds levied their full management fee on these types of funds the yield would have been negative! When the financial crisis...
by newcente | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog, Business Planning, Financial Planning, Fixed Income Markets, Uncategorized, What's New
April 5, 2018. By R. Anthony Norris: Peer-to-peer lending (“P2P”) is a method for borrowing and lending money without a traditional financial institution. P2P lending platforms match borrowers with investors using modern technology and big data oftentimes reducing...
by newcente | May 23, 2017 | Blog, Financial Planning, Fixed Income Markets, In The News, Uncategorized, What's New
May 23, 2017. By John Wolfsberg: Expectations for higher interest rates increased almost immediately with the election of Donald Trump as our 45th U.S. President. Much of President Trump’s campaign platform focused on major growth initiatives that many felt would...