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As we head into Q2 2024, many investors continue to set their sights on whether the Fed will finally begin to reduce interest rates to more consumer-friendly levels. While the Fed’s action does play an important role in the di...
Growing and protecting your wealth is our primary mission at LCM. And while wise investing is a skill in which we take great pride, with Tax Day just around the corner, we thought it would be the perfect time to share some of ...
Curious about alternative investments? You’re not alone. Long touted for their ability to increase diversification in investment portfolios, alternative investments are also known for helping to reduce risk amid volatile markets, ...
Bonds have gotten a bad rap lately. It’s understandable. Last year was a terrible year for the bond market, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the key benchmark for bond returns, posting a painful 13% loss. And while t...
The ‘Santa Claus Rally’ is something investors have learned to hope for every year. As illogical as it sounds, this rally appears in the weeks leading up to December 25, and it often brings a nice bump in gains for the end...
Last Wednesday, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told the press that the central bank is “strongly committed” to bringing down inflation, and that he believes the Fed can do just that using its monetary policy tools. In other words, the...
The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970—a time when society was just beginning to focus on the negative impacts of human behavior on the environment. The goal: to inspire all Americans to take action to reduce air and water p...
As the calendar flipped to a new year in 2022, the stage was already set for increased market volatility. Since January 1, measures of year-over-year inflation have been reported at levels higher than we’ve seen in decades, the F...
Do you remember when the Fed was desperately seeking to boost inflation to a ‘healthy norm’ of 2%? Achieving that goal was Janet Yellen’s mission for years. Thanks to a confluence of factors—including money printing, deficit spend...
If you’ve ever tried your hand at using a stand up paddleboard—or SUP—you know how important balance can be. One small shift of your weight in the wrong direction and you’re paddling in the water instead of on it. You also know ho...
