Economic News Archives | Pathfinder Wealth Consulting (formerly Keystone Financial Partners)

11 Jan

What You Need to Know About SECURE 2.0

January 12, 2023
By Alyssa Hanzl

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, an omnibus spending bill that includes the SECURE 2.0...

05 Oct

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Market Thoughts for October 2022

October 5, 2022
By Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI

September was a bad month for markets, which were down between 8 percent and 12 percent for the month both here and abroad. The decline was driven by ...

07 Sep

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Market Thoughts for September 2022

September 7, 2022
By Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI

After a strong rebound in July, markets pulled back again in August. U.S. and developed international markets ended the month down by 3 percent to 5 p...

02 Aug

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Market Thoughts for August 2022

August 2, 2022
By Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI

After a terrible start to 2022, markets rebounded in July. U.S. and developed international markets were up by 5 percent or more, with only emerging m...

07 Jul

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Market Thoughts for July 2022

July 7, 2022
By Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI

June was a terrible month, with stock markets in the U.S. and abroad down substantially and developed international markets hit the hardest. The under...

07 Jul

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2022 Midyear Outlook: Slow Growth Ahead?

July 7, 2022
By Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI

As we move into the second half of 2022, there are lots of things to worry about. Covid-19 is still spreading, here in the U.S. and worldwide. Inflati...

02 Jun

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Market Thoughts for June 2022

June 2, 2022
By Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI

Markets started to stabilize in May. The Dow and S&P 500 ended the month with small gains, while the Nasdaq’s loss was small by recent standards. ...

19 May

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What Do We Do Now? A Strategic Response to the Stock Market Tumble

May 23, 2022
By Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI

Many of the discussions around the market decline so far this year have revolved around two issues: why is it happening and how far will it go? Most p...

03 May

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Market Thoughts for May 2022

May 3, 2022
By Brad McMillan, CFA, CAIA, MAI

April was one of the worst months for the markets since the start of the pandemic. U.S. markets were down between 5 percent for the Dow and 14 percent...

20 Apr

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Economic + Market Update Recap

April 20, 2022
By Alyssa Hanzl

2022 is off to a rocky start. With a wide variety of issues both here in the US and around the globe, we felt like it was a perfect time to have our C...

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