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CARES Act - Major Changes to Retirement Accounts
There are several new relief provisions that most individuals can benefit from immediately. Here are the highlights of the most recent...
Mar 31, 20202 min read
The Coronavirus Contraction
No one knows how long the impact from this virus will last or how much it will hurt. What we do know is that the cure for flattening the...
Mar 23, 20202 min read
Coronavirus Market Reaction - 3/17/20
Efficient market theorists—the economists who believe that every investor is rational and every company’s true value is reflected in the...
Mar 17, 20202 min read
Coronavirus and LVM Operations
LVM Capital Management’s top priority is to ensure we maintain business resilience and provide a safe work environment for our employees...
Mar 16, 20201 min read
Coronavirus and the Stock Market
The investment markets are in full panic mode, the result of the World Health Organization declaring the Covid-19 virus to be a global...
Mar 12, 20204 min read
Perspective in the Panic
Last week, coronavirus fears sparked a 11.5% selloff in the S&P 500 stock index, the worst market week since the 2008 financial crisis....
Mar 2, 20203 min read
Bull Market Expected to Continue in 2020
The stock market in 2019 put an exclamation point on a strong decade. U.S. stocks enjoyed one of their best years since the 2008 global...
Jan 2, 20203 min read
Strong Fundamentals of a Growing Economy Support Higher Stock Prices.
The news headlines provide much for investors to worry about: The European and Chinese economies are decelerating. Tariffs and trade wars...
Nov 6, 20192 min read
“Trade War” Hits The Manufacturing Sector. The Consumer Steps In To Hold Up The Economy.
During the third quarter the S&P 500 continued to build on its strong 2019 performance. The market-capitalization weighted index gained...
Oct 11, 20192 min read
US Consumer Keeps Economy From Slipping Into Recession
Stock market volatility has increased over the past several months as uncertainty over trade talks, tariffs and Fed policy have dominated...
Sep 12, 20192 min read
August 2019 Market Update
Fundamentally, stock prices are equal to the underlying earnings times whatever multiple investors place on those earnings (the...
Aug 2, 20192 min read
July 2019 Market Update
The stock market finished the first half of 2019 on a strong note. The S&P 500 stock index has risen 17% this year, its best first half...
Jul 2, 20191 min read
June 2019 Market Update
Increased market volatility is an opportunity to review your personal risk tolerance and asset allocation, while resisting the temptation...
Jun 7, 20193 min read
May 2019 Market Update
The S&P 500’s gain through the first four months of this year ranks as the index’s strongest start to a year since 1975. In the past 70...
May 3, 20192 min read
April 2019 Market Update
U.S. stocks ended the first quarter on a high note, with the S&P 500 index recording its best first quarter return since 1998 and best...
Apr 2, 20192 min read
February 2019 Market Update
The worst December ever for the stock market was followed by the best January since 1989. The Federal Reserve played a big part in both...
Feb 4, 20192 min read
January 2019 Market Update
In 2018, the U.S. economy experienced some of its strongest growth since the 2008 recession. Corporate revenues and profits soared, and...
Jan 3, 20193 min read
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