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Jun

May Market Commentary

In May, the stock market bounced back from a challenging April, closing the month on a high note. This significantly improved from the previous month,...

May

Aging in Place: Updating Your Home for Comfort and Longevity

As we navigate through life, our needs and abilities evolve. For many individuals or their aging parents, the concept of “aging in place” has become...

May

April Market Commentary

April marked a significant shift in the stock market, with each of the benchmark indexes enduring their first downturn in several months. Various factors influenced...

May

Money with Murphy – Job Market Jigsaw: Putting the Pieces Together

Last week, we got the first evidence in months that the job market is weakening. In April, 175,000 new jobs were created. That level of...

May

Markets in a Minute: The Over/Under on Housing

The Over/Under on Housing If you’ve bought a house in the past four years, then you know how difficult it has been to navigate...

Apr

Understanding and Overcoming the Widow’s Penalty

Losing a spouse is one of life’s most challenging experiences, bringing not only emotional upheaval but often financial stress as well. Unfortunately, many widows face...

Apr

Money with Murphy – Gold: Peak or Possibilities?

From Cleopatra’s attempts to use alchemy to turn lead into gold, to California’s gold rush that drew hundreds of thousands of fortune seekers, gold has...

Apr

Q1 2024 Market Commentary

At the start of 2024, Wall Street demonstrated its resilience, experiencing a rapid rise driven by a strong economy, potential interest rate cuts, and advancements...

Apr

Higher Ground: First Quarter Market Review and Outlook

Takeaways · The U.S. economy continued to show resilience despite elevated inflation and high interest rates, dampening expectations of interest-rate cuts · The broad stock...

Apr