Financial Markets: 1st Quarter 2016 Allgen’s Market Commentary 4th Quarter Review 2015 was a year with increased volatility which caused a lot of fear in the minds of investors. The S&P 500 had it’s the lowest return since 2008 and a diversified portfolio...
The Markets Take a Breather – Remember to Stay the Course Market returns were disappointing in 2015 with most benchmarks being slightly negative. This was due to a weak December. To make matters worse, 2016 started off alarmingly negative. The S&P 500...
May is National Preservation Month. To some, ‘preservation’ may address the thought or act of conserving personal, family, or community heritage such as art, jewelry, land, papers, etc. In the financial world, we look more closely into ‘capital preservation.’ Money...
The corporate tax filing deadline is this Monday, March 16th. While most tax deduction opportunities for last year have expired, you might still be able to lessen your check to the IRS. If your company is an S-Corporation and you are looking for a tax deduction...
4th Qtr Review Since starting off the quarter marked by high levels of fear and falling stock markets, most U.S. markets rebounded and finished the year off strong. International and Emerging markets continued their weakness and finished the year in the red. Bonds...
