It’s always great to start with the words, “The markets finished the quarter at an all-time high.” Fortunately, that’s the case this time around. The S&P 500 rose 2% in September, and 5.5% for the entire quarter. The Dow, meanwhile, gained 8.2% in Q3. Both indices set new records along the way.
Over the last two years, the Fed has tried to do the seemingly impossible: Cool down consumer prices without starting a recession. To do that, the Fed turned to the only tool available: Interest rate hikes.
Recently, a background check company called National Public Data confirmed they had experienced a data breach earlier in the year. As a result, the personal information of millions of Americans had been compromised – including, in some cases, Social Security numbers.
There’s no shame in being unsure, confused, or just curious. The same applies to financial matters, so I’ll tackle questions many people are too afraid to ask in this blog post.
It takes experience and knowledge to know where and how to cut to avoid damage, it takes experience to know where to look for roots before pulling a stump out. It takes a professional.
