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18 May 2022 The Thief of Joy

Posted at 19:39h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

Several years ago, a friend called me “book-ish” – which felt like an insult at the time. It may have been said both in trust and in jest, and I may have also given the strong reaction that they were hoping to get – but...

12 May 2022 The One with the Down Market

Posted at 13:30h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

I want to state, here at the outset and for the record, that the TV show Friends is the most overrated show of all time. But I am borrowing from that sorry show to craft the title of this blog, as each episode is titled with the...

05 May 2022 Series I Savings Bonds Paying 9.62%

Posted at 15:14h in The Friday Brief by Geoff Hall, CFP®, RICP®

I can’t think of many good things to say about the high rate of inflation we’re currently experiencing in our economy. That’s why on Monday, when the Department of the Treasury announced that Series I savings bonds are now paying an annual rate of 9.62%...

28 Apr 2022 Treasury Bonds and the Beauty of Correlation

Posted at 17:17h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

Four weeks ago, I argued that the correction the stock market experienced earlier this year was entirely normal. What that brief omitted was any real discussion of the bond market which, as you may have heard, is having its own problems. The instigator of most...