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Mid-Year Market Review & Factor Evaluations - Webinar Recording
Watch a recording of our webinar: Mid-Year Market Review & Factor Evaluations
CBO Report Looks at Effect of Raising the Federal Minimum Wage
What effect would a wage increase have on wage earners, families, employers, and the economy? The Congressional Budget Office released a new report that examined the impact of raising the federal minimum wage and how this would affect employment and family income.
Planning for Succession of a Business Interest Flowchart
One of the important decisions a business owner must face is when and how to step out of the business–in other words, business succession planning.
Portfolio & Market Review: Q2 2019
The second quarter was full of ups and downs for stocks as investors had plenty to worry about.
Understanding Risk
Few terms in personal finance are as important, or used as frequently, as "risk." Nevertheless, few terms are as imprecisely defined.
Which Countries Own the Most U.S. Debt?
The United States federal debt currently sits at $22 trillion, and it’s held by a range of domestic and foreign investors.
Video: Get Retirement Ready
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Video: Stay On Top of Your Financial Life
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Video: Benefits of a Tax Efficient Distribution Strategy
Learn how a Tax Efficient Distribution Strategy can help your financial future.
Video: Change Your Financial Future Today
A brief overlook of Right Capital’s services and benefits. Are you ready to change your financial future?
The 15 Biggest Data Breaches in the Last 15 Years
Did you know that a whopping 14,717,618,286 records have been stolen since 2013?
New Capital Adds Insurance Advisory Services
Working with our new partner DPL Financial Partners, an insurance "back office" provider, we are now able to provide detailed analysis of existing policies, and present and implement new term life insurance, permanent life insurance, variable annuity contracts, and other instruments.
Federal Student Loan Interest Rates Decrease for 2019-2020
For the first time in three years, interest rates on federal student loans will decrease for the 2019-2020 academic year. The lower rates apply to new federal student loans made on or after July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.
Webinar Invitation: Mid Year Update on Portfolio Performance - July 11th
Stocks have rebounded in the first half of 2019, and bonds have rallied as well. Still, concerns and fears remain prevalent in the market, value and international stocks have under-performed, inflation is quiet, and the yield curve has turned negative. Register now!
New eSignature Service for Fidelity Money Transfers
Fidelity now offers eSignature service for money movement transactions through DocuSign.
New IRS Guidance on State and Local Tax Refunds
If you received a federal tax benefit from deducting state and local taxes as an itemized deduction in a prior taxable year and you recover all or a portion of those taxes in the current taxable year, you may need to include a portion of the recovery in gross income.
Portfolio & Market Review: May 2019
The strong market rally of 2019 came to a screeching halt in May as investors dealt with renewed worries of an escalating trade war between the US and China.
The 10 Breakthrough Technologies That Will Define 2019
With the advent of new technologies, we’ve learned to develop tools that not only make living faster and easier every day, but also improve the future of humanity as a whole.
The Randomness of Global Equity Returns
Across more than 40 countries, there are over 15,000 publicly traded companies. If you listen to the news, however, some countries may seem like better places to invest than others based on how their economies and stock markets are doing at the time
U.S.-China Trade War: Who Pays the Price?
The fundamental issue is the imbalance in this relationship; the goods and services trade deficit of $379 billion represented more than 60% of the total U.S. trade deficit. For years, U.S. officials have accused China of using unfair trade practices to maintain this imbalance, even as China has grown into a global economic powerhouse.