Your Most Common Social Security Questions Answered
Chances are we’ve all felt a bit like Rachel on the hit show “Friends” when she looked at her first paycheck in bewilderment and said, “Who’s FICA? And why’s he taking all my money?”
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Do I Need Life Insurance? How to Choose Life Insurance Coverage and When to Reassess Your Needs
Just because we express a desire to do something, doesn’t mean we’ll do it. Insurance is a great example of this. A recent study on life insurance statistics showed that 42% of Americans report feeling that they need more life insurance coverage.* At the same time, the percentage of familie …
Market Commentary: The End of the Trade War and More New Highs
The incredible bull market continues, with the S&P 500 closing at a new all-time high each day last week. November 2021 was the last time we saw that usual feat. For the year, the S&P 500 is now up 8.6%, a long, long way from down 15% back in early April. We remain optimistic that …
Facts Vs Feelings Take 5 – Where Did All the Bulls Go?
In this week’s Take 5, hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, VP, Global Macro Strategist, explore the strange disconnect between rising markets and skeptical investors—and what that might signal for the second half of 2025. Despite market gains of more than 25% sin …
Midyear Market Outlook Key Topic: Bull vs Bear
The markets have mostly stabilized following a pause on President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, but plenty of uncertainty remains in the second half of the year, and it’s an open question whether the bulls or the bears will win out in the end. Check out what the Carson Investment Resear …
Midyear Market Key Topic: Tariffs
Tariffs have dominated the news and the markets in the first half of 2025, and with few trade deals announced since President Trump’s “Liberation Day” back in April, that seems unlikely to change in the second half of 2025. Check out what the Carson Investment Research team has to say abou …
Market Commentary: Why You Shouldn’t Fear New Highs
Do you have a fear of heights? This is known as acrophobia, which is something many, many investors have. Studies show the fear of failure hits much harder than the feeling of success. This is why we always remember our favorite sports team’s tough losses much more vividly years later than …
