Putting Mortgage Rates in Historical Context
Putting Mortgage Rates in Historical Context Presented by Marc Aarons Hope you are doing well! It’s no secret that 2022 and 2023 have featured higher mortgage rates, making things more challenging for would-be buyers and refinancers than in the recent past. That said, rates are much lower now than they have been historically, and […]
Quarterly Economic Update
In this Q1 recap: the Federal Reserve alters its outlook, the truce in the trade dispute holds, the real estate market strengthens, and stocks make an impressive comeback from Q4, even as growth concerns mount. A review of Q1 2019, Presented by Marc Aarons at Money Managers, Inc THE QUARTER IN BRIEF The strongest first […]
Quarterly Economic Update-A review of Q4 2018
In this Q4 recap: waves of volatility hit Wall Street, trade pacts and disputes make headlines, oil takes a plunge, and the economy continues to perform well. Quarterly Economic Update A review of Q4 2018 Presented by Marc Aarons @Money Managers, Inc. THE QUARTER IN BRIEF Wall Street saw many ups and downs in the […]
Quarterly Economic Update
In this Q3 recap: stocks climb, U.S. economic indicators shine, yearly inflation decreases slightly, and a trade war gets underway. A review of Q3 2018, Presented by Marc Aarons at Money Managers, Inc. THE QUARTER IN BRIEF The third quarter of 2018 shall be remembered as a great one for stocks. The Dow Industrials, Nasdaq […]
Quarterly Economic Update
In this Q2 recap: tariffs take center stage, U.S. data signals solid growth, oil gains 18.4%, and the S&P 500 rises nearly 3%. A review of Q2 2018, Presented by Marc Aarons @ Money Managers, Inc. THE QUARTER IN BRIEF At the end of 2018, economists and journalists may look back on the second quarter […]
Is a Home an Investment?
From one perspective, the answer is yes; from another, no. Provided by Marc Aarons @ Money Managers, Inc. When you buy a home, are you investing? If you buy it to flip it or buy it as a rental property, the answer is yes. If you buy a home simply to live in it, […]
QUARTERLY ECONOMIC UPDATE: OF THE QUARTER: A review of Q1 2017
QUOTE OF THE QUARTER “I’m an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.” – Winston Churchill QUARTERLY TIP Study the I.R.S. hobby loss rules if you want to write off self-employment losses. You may regard your venture as a business activity or a trade, but the I.R.S. may […]