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AE Wealth Management Quarterly Market Report for Q1-2022
High levels of inflation, skyrocketing oil and gas prices and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines and sent markets into a tailspin in the first quarter. Will the second quarter be just as eventful? MARKETS BATTLE SPRING HEADWINDS IN FIRST QUARTER After mostly ignoring negative headlines in the second half of 2021, markets finally responded…
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A Primer on Market Indexes The Wealth Report by AE Wealth Management Download PDF Version Here Market indexes track the performance of select groups of stocks, bonds or other investments that represent a particular facet of the market, such as government bonds, tech stocks or even the overall equity market. Overview In 1993, the Securities…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 4/3-4/9/22
VIEW PDF VERSION The market starts to ponder higher rates Last week, markets were jarred by comments from Lael Brainard, one of the Federal Reserve’s most dovish members, who said the Fed needed to move more aggressively in unwinding its balance sheet to combat inflation. The release of the Fed’s minutes from its March meetings…
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AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 3/27-4/2/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Markets are at a crossroads With the first quarter of 2022 in the books, here’s the report card: Jobs appear plentiful, while consumers seem to be losing confidence and steam. Inflation is still with us, and the Federal Reserve is raising rates as the economy decelerates. Plus, we still have the Russia-Ukraine…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Stereotypical Investor Mistakes | Blog
Beware of Stereotypical Investor Mistakes The Wealth Report by AE Wealth Management Download PDF Version Here Learn to recognize common investor blunders to avoid them in the future. Overview The first quarter of 2022 has brought more turbulence to the financial markets. On the heels of the omicron outbreak, inflation continued to surge and Russia…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Blog Insights | 3/20-3/26/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Is the Fed about to go on the offensive in the war against inflation? “Wall Street Worries That Fed Was Behind the Curve on Inflation.” That’s the headline from a Reuters article released Friday — and it sounds an awful lot like what we’ve been saying for a while now. The article…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Blog Insights | 3/13-3/19/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Ukraine situation grows grimmer, oil rise stalls and the markets breathe a sigh of relief More horrific images came out of Ukraine this week, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an impassioned appeal to the U.S. Congress for more aid in his country’s fight against Russia. As we enter the fourth week…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Work Income & Social Security | Blog
Mixing Work Income With Social Security Benefits The Wealth Report by AE Wealth Management Download PDF Version Here Social Security withholding and tax rules related to earning income during retirement are not simple, but there are strategies that can help optimize your situation. Overview Up until COVID-19, there was a solid trend of people continuing…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Blog Insights | 3/6-3/12/22
VIEW PDF VERSION Markets have a wild week but still grind lower Monday was ugly as oil touched $130 per barrel. Then Wednesday saw a significant decline in oil, and markets shot up more than 650 points while the Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data showed we are still near record levels of…
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