MCF Insights: The Housing Market Looks Robust to Start 2020
Historically, the housing industry has led the U.S. out of a recession and many economists consider new housing starts to be a leading economic indicator versus a lagging indicator. Think of it this way:
MCF Insights: Resolutions, Marshmallows and Warren Buffett
Stock market exuberance tempts impatient investors to do foolish things. Trouble is, too many of us are hard-wired to opt for instant gratification and forsake long-term strategies – as the famous marshmallow experiment shows.
MCF Insights: Will the Santa Rally Come Early in 2019?
Is the Santa Rally only a coincidence because it happens to fall in the month of December – which has historically been the best month for the equity markets?
MCF Insights: One Tax Shift Most People Miss in Retirement
Minimizing income taxes is a powerful way to potentially add years to your portfolio, with no need to outguess the markets. If your portfolio is upside-down from a tax perspective, turning it around it could significantly strengthen your retirement.
MCF Insights: The Fed Cut Rates for the Third Time in 2019
The Federal Reserve, once the institution that rarely spoke, sure seems to find itself in the news a lot this year.