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It’s time to have “The [estate planning] Talk”
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Fretting about how to broach the subject of wealth transfer with your parents? You’re not alone. Wealth Strategist Ben Rizzuto offers suggestions on how to make “The Talk” a little easier and more productive.
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Lessons in Behavioral Finance: Bequest Intentions and Expectations of Older Adults
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You’re invited to join Janus Henderson’s lead behavioral finance research and wealth strategies expert, Matt Sommer, Ph.D., CFA, CFP, as he helps financial professionals answer three key questions about wealth transfer and how the relationship between children and parents affects bequest intentions.
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Invested in Connecting Women: How Community Builds Confidence
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In this episode of Invested in Connecting Women, host Olivia Hails welcomes Emily Lassiter – co-creator of The Wealth Edit – back for a conversation about how her own unexpected crisis led her to build a community dedicated to helping women achieve financial independence.
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Emergency savings: Planning for the unplannable
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The COVID-19 crisis exposed an already dire problem – families could not come up with money for unexpected expenses, such as replacing a flat tire or repairing a busted pipe. As such, many advisors have been reemphasizing the importance of optionality and financial wellness to help their clients and communities properly prepare for these unpredictable emergencies.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
AAM CEO Scott Colyer | The Election and Interest Rate Outlook
The market outlook for 2020 is constantly in question with the combination of a COVID-19 induced recession and the 2020 election circuit coming to a head in November. Listen to AAM's CEO, Scott Colyer, as he mulls over his outlook for the election and how it will affect your portfolios and the interest rate.
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COVID-19 isn’t going away
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Colossal policy responses in the second quarter reassured investors that the U.S. economy can weather the COVID-19 downturn, with a relatively quick return to risk assets pushing the S&P 500® up 20.5% for the period, its best quarter since 1998. After bottoming in March, U.S. stocks rose as much as 44% before the rally stalled a bit over the last few weeks of the quarter. We saw a few signs of hesitation for more policy among lawmakers as indicators improved, but overall both Congress and the Federal Reserve (Fed) remain prepared to do more.
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The U.S.-China relationship in a changing global economy
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An inevitable blame game between the U.S. and China has followed COVID-19, but the crisis has really just extended the “trust deficit” that has been steadily building between the two countries in recent years. Though the “Phase One” agreement between the countries remains intact, it is very fragile and China is turning to a more domestic focus. The U.S.-China relationship, however, remains pivotal for the global economy, and in our mini-forum devoted to the topic, we began with a discussion of the relationship from China’s perspective.
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U.S. presidential election outlook
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As the 2020 election season heats up and President Trump’s odds of winning continue to run cold, we believe it is important to understand the investment implications of a potential change in government versus the status quo. We have outlined the policy implications of the three most likely election outcomes: a Democratic sweep, a Biden presidency with a Republican Senate and a Trump presidency with a Republican Senate. This analysis assumes that Democrats hold the House, which we believe is highly likely.
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Is this the new normal?
Pyrford International provide a snapshot of the UK economy as it inches closer to Brexit.